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an animal that has four feet
Horses and cows are quadrupeds.
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Recent Examples of quadruped
In some cases, the animals still wouldn’t move even after the quadruped bumped into them.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Ukraine has deployed quadrupeds – ‘robot dogs’ – but Bondar reports the results have been poor.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Kawasaki Which is not to say that ride-on quadrupeds aren't going to be a thing.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
And since Aibo’s debut, the company has sold more than 170,000 of the cute little quadrupeds—a huge number considering their price of several thousand dollars each.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
This paper contributes to quantifying the notion of robotic fitness by developing a set of necessary conditions that determine whether a small quadruped has the ability to open a class of doors or climb a class of stairs using only quasi-static maneuvers.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
The startup's Honey Badger quadruped has now gone through four iterations, and the latest has developed a taste for water.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
The quadruped has some other useful capabilities that put it ahead of small drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Ukraine has deployed quadrupeds – ‘robot dogs’ – but Bondar reports the results have been poor.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Kawasaki Which is not to say that ride-on quadrupeds aren't going to be a thing.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
And since Aibo’s debut, the company has sold more than 170,000 of the cute little quadrupeds—a huge number considering their price of several thousand dollars each.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
This paper contributes to quantifying the notion of robotic fitness by developing a set of necessary conditions that determine whether a small quadruped has the ability to open a class of doors or climb a class of stairs using only quasi-static maneuvers.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
The startup's Honey Badger quadruped has now gone through four iterations, and the latest has developed a taste for water.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
The quadruped has some other useful capabilities that put it ahead of small drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadruped
Noun
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Also visible will be metal rings attached to the walls, thought to have been used to tether animals brought down into the cave complex.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Key takeaways: What type of animal is the Mirasaura?—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The rugged topography also provides plenty of places for creatures to hide.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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That’s bad news for creatures that are sensitive to temperature changes, like corals.—
Alex Harris
July 25,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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“Quadruped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadruped. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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