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Quadrupedal

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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.
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Adj.1.quadrupedal - having four feet
four-footed, quadruped
biped, bipedal, two-footed - having two feet
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My Dog-man imperceptibly slipped back to the dog again; day by day he became dumb, quadrupedal, hairy.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Seeing him thus quadrupedal in the grass, the priest raised his eyebrows rather sadly; and for the first time guessed that "fancies things" might be an euphemism.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
It might have been no more than shock and accident; but there was something ungainly and unnatural about the quadrupedal posture and the gaping face.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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