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quadruped
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quad·ru·ped  (kwdr-pd)
n.
A four-footed animal.
adj.
Four-footed: a quadruped mammal.

quad·rupe·dal (kw-drp-dl, kwdr-pdl) adj.

quadruped [ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having four feet
[from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri-) + pēs foot]
quadrupedal  [kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl] adj

quadruped  (kwdr-pd)
An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.

quadrupedal adjective (kw-drp-dl, kwdr-pdl)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walkingquadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
tetrapod - a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
forefoot - a front foot of a quadruped
hindfoot - a rear foot of a quadruped
lumbus, loin - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
croupe, rump, croup, hindquarters - the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
haunch - the loin and leg of a quadruped
flank - the side between ribs and hipbone
animal leg - the leg of an animal
hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped
foreleg - the forelimb of a quadruped
posteriority - the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
Adj.1.quadruped - having four feet
biped, bipedal, two-footed - having two feet
Translations
quadruped [ˈkwɒdrʊped] Ncuadrúpedo m

quadruped [ˈkwɒdrʊpɛd] nquadrupède m

quadruped
nVierfüß(l)er m
adjvierfüßig

quadruped [ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd] nquadrupede m

quadruped
n quadruped [ˈkwodruped]
a four-footed animal An elephant is a quadruped. viervoeter, viervoetige dier رُباعي الأرْجُل четириного čtvernožec firbenet dyr der Vierfüßer τετράποδο cuadrúpedo neljajalgne جانور چهار پا nelijalkainen quadrupède הוֹלֵך עַל אַרבָּע चौपाया četveronožac négylábú binatang berkaki empat ferfætlingur quadrupede 4足獣 네발짐승 keturkojis četrkājis kuadruped viervoetig dier firbeint dyr, firbein czworonóg quadrúpede patru­ped четвероногое животное štvornožec štirinožec četvoronožni fyrfota djur สัตว์สี่เท้า dört ayaklı (hayvan) 四足動物 чотиринога тварина چوپایہ جانور động vật có bốn chân


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