quadruped

[ kwod-roo-ped ]

adjective

1. four-footed.

noun

1. an animal, especially a mammal, having four feet.

quadruped

/ ˌkwɒdrʊˈpɛdəl; ˈkwɒdrʊˌpɛd; kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl /

noun

1. an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking

adjective

1. having four feet

quadruped

/ kwŏd′rə-pĕd′ /

1. An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.

Derived Forms

• quadrupedal, adjective

Other Words From

• quad·ru·pe·dal [kwo-, droo, -pi-dl, kwod-r, oo, -, ped, -l], adjective
• quadru·pedism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruped¹

1640–50; < Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs ), equivalent to quadru- quadru- + -ped- -ped

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruped¹

C17: from Latin quadrupēs, from quadru- (see quadri- ) + pēs foot

Example Sentences

"It is very curious thus having a quadruped peculiar to so small a tract of country."

From Salon

“As far as I am aware,” he remarked, “there is no other instance in any part of the world, of so small a mass of broken land, distant from a continent, possessing so large a quadruped peculiar to itself.”

From Salon

Darwin wrote that locals had told him the warrah was native and endemic to the Falklands, which provided “indisputable proof of its individuality as a species: “It is very curious thus having a quadruped peculiar to so small a tract of country.”

From Salon

"This is a critical part when designing hardware because the current quadruped robots don't last for two hours."

From Science Daily

To test this hypothesis, they used DRL to train a quadruped robot to cross various terrains.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• animal
• critter
• fellow
• individual
• living thing
• man
• person
• soul
• woman