four-legged

American  

[fawr-leg-id, -legd, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈlɛg ɪd, -ˈlɛgd, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

1. having four legs.

2. Nautical. (of a schooner) having four masts.

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Etymology

Origin of four-legged

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

Here’s what you need to know about your four-legged neighbors and what to do if you encounter them.

From Los Angeles Times

Not so, for many of Northern Ireland's dogs with jobs - the four-legged professionals who keep working just as they do at any other given time of the year.

From BBC

Aside from the horse, the wolf is probably the four-legged animal most associated with the mixed American mythos of rugged independence and family values.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There are so many amazing 'firsts' preserved in these duck-billed mummies -- the earliest hooves documented in a land vertebrate, the first confirmed hooved reptile, and the first hooved four-legged animal with different forelimb and hindlimb posture," Sereno said.

From Science Daily

But as her four-legged friend grew tremendously in size, so did the responsibility.

From BBC