pentapedal
/ˌpɛntəˈpiːdl/ /ˌpɛntəˈpɛdl/ /ˌpɛnˈtapɪdl/Zoology
adjective
Five-legged; specifically designating a method of locomotion used by kangaroos and wallabies at slow speeds, in which the hind legs alternate with the fore legs and tail in supporting the body.
Origin
1970s. From penta- + pedal. Compare earlier quinquepedal, and bipedal, tripedal, etc.
- Neandertaler
- Neanderthal
- Neanderthaler
- Neanderthalian
- Neanderthalic
- Neanderthal man
- Neanderthaloid
- neanic
- neanthropic
- neap
- neapness
- Neapolitan
- Neapolitan ice
- Neapolitan ice cream
- Neapolitan mandolin
- Neapolitan mastiff
- Neapolitan sixth
- Neapolitan song
- Neapolitan system
- Neapolitan violet
- Neapolitan yellow
- neap tide
- near
- nearabout
- nearabouts