Tetrapod Definition

tĕtrə-pŏd
tetrapods
noun
Any vertebrate having four legs or limbs, including the mammals, birds, and reptiles: snakes, whales, etc. are included in this group because they evolved from four-legged animals.
Webster's New World
A vertebrate animal with four feet, legs, or leglike appendages.
American Heritage
Concrete structures with 'arms' used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.
Wiktionary
adjective

Having four limbs or feet.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Tetrapod

Noun

Singular:
tetrapod
Plural:
tetrapods

Origin of Tetrapod

  • From tetra- ("four") and -pod, from podos ("foot").

    From Wiktionary

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