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Webster 1913 Edition

Quadruped

Quad′ru-ped

,
Adj.
[L.
quadrupes
,
-pedis
;
quattuor
four +
pes
,
pedis
, a foot: cf. F.
quadrupède
. See
Quadrate
, and
Foot
.]
Having four feet.

Quad′ru-ped

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; – often restricted to the mammals.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quadruped

QUAD'RUPED

,
Adj.
[L. quadrupes; quadra, quatuor, four, and pes, foot.] Having four legs and feet.

QUAD'RUPED

,
Noun.
An animal having four legs and feet, as a horse, an ox, a lion, &c.

Definition 2024

quadruped

quadruped

English

Noun

quadruped ‎(plural quadrupeds)

  1. a four-footed or four-legged animal
  2. a mammal ambulating on all fours

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Etymology

Borrowing from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs ‎(“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- ‎(“four-”) + stem of pes ‎(“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- +‎ -ped.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɒdɹupɛd/

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