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tetrapod definition

tetra·pod (te′trə päd′)

noun

any vertebrate having four legs or limbs, including the mammals, birds, and reptiles

Etymology: tetra- + -pod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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