quadruped Definition
quad·ru·ped (kwä′dro̵̅o̅ ped′, -dro̵o-, -drə-)
noun
an animal, esp. a mammal, with four feet
Etymology: L quadrupes (gen. quadrupedis) < quadru- (used for quadri-, quadri-, esp. before p), four + pes, foot
adjective
having four feet
quadruped Related Forms
quad·ru′·pe·dal (kwä dro̵̅o̅′pə dəl; kwä′dro̵̅o̅ pēd′'l, -ped′'l-) adjective
quadruped Synonyms
quadruped Usage Examples
Converse of object
have: You never meet with quadrupeds going up and down walls; you must not have quadrupeds represented upon walls.
Adjective modifier
- large: With regard to the number of large quadrupeds, there certainly exists no quarter of the globe which will bear comparison with Southern Africa.
- herbivorous: Herbivorous quadrupeds tend to stop and turn 90 degrees when aware of pursuit.
- hairy: Are we to believe that these cravings and aspirations are derived from the " hairy quadruped with a tail and pointed ears " ?
- other: For his motions upon the face of the earth are more than any other quadruped.
- ruminant: Well, nothing - ' get your goat ' appears to be a stand-alone phrase with no connection to ruminant quadrupeds.
Browse dictionary entries near quadruped
- ‹ quadrumvirate
- ‹ quadrumanous
- ‹ quadroon
- ‹ quadrivium
- ‹ quadrivial
- ‹ quadrivalent
- ‹ quadrisect
- ‹ quadriplegia
- ‹ quadriphase phase-shift keying
- ‹ quadripartite
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- quadruplicate ›
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- quaestor ›
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