quadruped

[ kwod-roo-ped ]

/ ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for quadruped on Thesaurus.com

adjective

four-footed.

noun

an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet.

COMPARE COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

These are smilar words, and share related meanings, but their uses are very different. Click on the buttons to learn more about these commonly confused words.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

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

Words nearby quadruped

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use quadruped in a sentence

Donkey kicks, which are also called quadruped bent-knee hip extensions, involve getting on all fours and, while keeping your back flat, lifting one bent leg at a time straight back and up as high as you can until your back starts to arch.
How weighted vests and ankle or wrist weights can — and can’t — improve your workout|Angela Haupt|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
There could not, indeed, be stronger evidence that man has descended from a quadruped ancestor.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
But these species have returned to the quadruped habit, to which the equal length of their limbs adapts them.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Variations of this form of punishment are seen in the furca and in the "making a quadruped out of a man."
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston

And the wretched lunatic went behind the screen and wheeled out a small wooden quadruped covered with large round spots!
The Talking Horse|F. Anstey
The four-handed animals fill up the great chasm between the quadruped and the human species.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific 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)

quadruped

COMPARE COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

Origin of quadruped

OTHER WORDS FROM quadruped

Words nearby quadruped

Words related to quadruped

How to use quadruped in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for quadruped

Derived forms of quadruped

Word Origin for quadruped

Scientific definitions for quadruped

Other words from quadruped