quadruped

quad·ru·ped

noun \ˈkwä-drə-ˌped\

Definition of QUADRUPED

: an animal having four feet

— quadruped adjective

— qua·dru·pe·dal \kwä-ˈdrü-pə-d^əl, ˌkwä-drə-ˈpe-\ adjective

Examples of QUADRUPED

1. Horses and cows are quadrupeds.

Origin of QUADRUPED

Latin quadruped-, quadrupes, from quadruped-, quadrupes, adjective, having four feet, from quadri- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 1646

Other Zoology Terms

altruism, integument

Rhymes with QUADRUPED

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