Meaning of QUADRUPED
| Pronunciation: | | 'kwâdrû`ped
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- [n] an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
- [adj] having four feet
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| | Synonyms: | | four-footed, quadrupedal |
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| | Antonyms: | | biped, bipedal, two-footed | | |
| | See Also: | | animal leg, croup, croupe, flank, forefoot, foreleg, haunch, hind leg, hindfoot, hindquarters, loin, lumbus, rump, tetrapod | |
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\Quad"ru*ped\, a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four
+ pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrup[`e]de. See {Quadrate},
and {Foot}.]
Having four feet.
\Quad"ru*ped\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; --
often restricted to the mammals.
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