tetrapody
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Origin of tetrapody
From the Greek word tetrapodía, dating back to 1840–50. See tetra-, -pod, -y 3
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The order followed by the commissioners in their report upon unfinished interior walls was as follows: In the first room entered from the πρὁθὑρωμα, the προστομιαἱον, 12 tetrapodies were ἁκατἁχσεστ.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)
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