quadruped

[ kwod-roo-ped ]

/ ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd /

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adjective

noun

an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet.

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Words related to quadruped

pig, monster, creature, woman, individual, soul, fellow, person, animal, man, critter, barbarian, monstrosity, swine, glutton, fiend, gargoyle, varmint, body, creation

Words nearby quadruped

quadru-, quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruple time, quadruplet, quadruplex

Origin of quadruped

1640–50; < Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs), equivalent to quadru- quadru- + -ped- -ped

OTHER WORDS FROM quadruped

quad·ru·pe·dal

[kwo-droo-pi-dl, kwod-roo-ped-l] /kwɒˈdru pɪ dl, ˌkwɒd rʊˈpɛd l/, adjectivequad·ru·ped·ism, noun

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Examples from the Web for quadruped

Buffon himself could not tell whether the animal was a quadruped, or of the order, serpens!
The Prairie|J. Fenimore Cooper
The reference is to a quadruped who looks down to the earth; see note to 13.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
She had latterly been thinking of Alvan's rejection of the part of centaur; and his phrase, the quadruped man, breathed meaning.
The Tragic Comedians, Complete|George Meredith
It is a quadruped of the feline race; its total length is about nine feet, and its height about twenty-seven inches.
Stronghand|Gustave Aimard

Like them, it had no tendency to revert to the quadruped habit.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for quadruped

quadruped

/ (ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd) /

noun

an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking

adjective

having four feet

Derived forms of quadruped

quadrupedal (kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl, ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl), adjective

Word Origin for quadruped

C17: from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri-) + pēs foot

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Science definitions for quadruped

quadruped

[ kwŏd′rə-pĕd′ ]

An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.

Other words from quadruped

quadrupedal adjective (kwŏ-drōō′pə-dəl, kwŏd′rə-pĕd′l)