quadruped

[ kwod-roo-ped ]

/ ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd /

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adjective

four-footed.

noun

an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet.

Origin of quadruped

1640–50; <Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs), equivalent to quadru-quadru- + -ped--ped

OTHER WORDS FROM quadruped

quad·ru·pe·dal

[kwo-droo-pi-dl, kwod-roo-ped-l], /kwɒˈdru pɪ dl, ˌkwɒd rʊˈpɛd l/, adjectivequad·ru·ped·ism, noun

Words nearby quadruped

quadru-, quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex

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Example sentences from the Web for quadruped

Buffon himself could not tell whether the animal was a quadruped, or of the order, serpens!
The Prairie|J. Fenimore Cooper
The reference is to a quadruped who looks down to the earth; see note to 13.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
She had latterly been thinking of Alvan's rejection of the part of centaur; and his phrase, the quadruped man, breathed meaning.
The Tragic Comedians, Complete|George Meredith
It is a quadruped of the feline race; its total length is about nine feet, and its height about twenty-seven inches.
Stronghand|Gustave Aimard

Like them, it had no tendency to revert to the quadruped habit.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for quadruped

quadruped

/ (ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd) /

noun

an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking

adjective

having four feet

Derived forms of quadruped

quadrupedal (kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl, ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl), adjective

Word Origin for quadruped

C17: from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri-) + pēs foot

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Scientific definitions for quadruped

quadruped

[ kwŏd′rə-pĕd′ ]

An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.

Other words from quadruped

quadrupedal adjective (kwŏ-drōō′pə-dəl, kwŏd′rə-pĕd′l)

单词	quadruped
释义	quadruped [ kwod-roo-ped ] / ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quadruped ON THESAURUS.COM adjective four-footed. noun an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet. Origin of quadruped 1640–50; <Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs), equivalent to quadru-quadru- + -ped--ped OTHER WORDS FROM quadruped quad·ru·pe·dal [kwo-droo-pi-dl, kwod-roo-ped-l], /kwɒˈdru pɪ dl, ˌkwɒd rʊˈpɛd l/, adjectivequad·ru·ped·ism, noun Words nearby quadruped quadru-, quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadruped Buffon himself could not tell whether the animal was a quadruped, or of the order, serpens! The Prairie\|J. Fenimore Cooper The reference is to a quadruped who looks down to the earth; see note to 13. Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes\|Geoffrey Chaucer She had latterly been thinking of Alvan's rejection of the part of centaur; and his phrase, the quadruped man, breathed meaning. The Tragic Comedians, Complete\|George Meredith It is a quadruped of the feline race; its total length is about nine feet, and its height about twenty-seven inches. Stronghand\|Gustave Aimard Like them, it had no tendency to revert to the quadruped habit. Man And His Ancestor\|Charles Morris British Dictionary definitions for quadruped quadruped / (ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd) / noun an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking adjective having four feet Derived forms of quadruped quadrupedal (kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl, ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl), adjective Word Origin for quadruped C17: from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri-) + pēs foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quadruped pig, monster, creature, woman, individual, soul, fellow, person, animal, man, critter, barbarian, monstrosity, swine, glutton, fiend, gargoyle, varmint, body, creation Scientific definitions for quadruped quadruped [ kwŏd′rə-pĕd′ ] An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals. Other words from quadruped quadrupedal adjective (kwŏ-drōō′pə-dəl, kwŏd′rə-pĕd′l) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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quadruped

adjective

noun

Origin of quadruped

OTHER WORDS FROM quadruped

Words nearby quadruped

Example sentences from the Web for quadruped

British Dictionary definitions for quadruped

noun

adjective

Derived forms of quadruped

Word Origin for quadruped

Words related to quadruped

Scientific definitions for quadruped

Other words from quadruped