quadruped
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quadruped
- /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/ UK
- /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- (“four-”) + stem of pes (“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- + -ped. Doublet of tetrapod.
noun quadrupeds · quadriped · quadraped
- A four-footed or four-legged animal. Bradshaw knew nothing of the 'wind of change' that was coming in a century's time, so he contented himself with an exposition on the Vale of the White Horse, "deriving its singular denomination from the gigantic carving of that useful quadruped, on a high chalky hill beyond".
- A mammal ambulating on all fours.
Similar: tetrapod
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noun
Similar: tetrapod
Translations
Every language
noun a four-footed or four-legged animal
| Español | cuadrúpedo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 四肢動物 shishi dōbutsu |
| 中文 | 四足動物 /四足动物 sìzú dòngwù, 四足類 /四足类 sìzúlèi |
| Português | quadrúpede |
| Français | quadrupède, tétrapode |
| Deutsch | Vierfüßer, Vierfüßerin, Vierfüßler, Vierfüßlerin, Quadrupeder, Quadrupede |
| Italiano | quadrupede |
| Ελληνικά | τετράποδο tetrápodo |
| Русский | четвероно́гое, тетрапо́д tɛtrapód |
Talk about this word "quadruped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quadruped. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quadruped. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quadruped "quadruped." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quadruped.Cite this
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