Synonyms of quadrupeds

quadrupeds

noun

plural of quadruped

as in animals

technical an animal that has four feet

Horses and cows are quadrupeds.

Related Words

• animals
• creatures
• beasts
• bipeds
• brutes
• critters
• beasties
• invertebrates
• ferals
• vermin
• carnivores
• pets
• varmints
• vertebrates
• herbivores
• insectivores
• livestocks
• blasties
• domestic animals
• stocks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quadrupeds

Its robotics exhibits ranged from humanoids that could walk, run and manipulate objects to quadrupeds and mobile rovers built for difficult terrain. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Other applications might include robotics, such as adaptive robotic quadrupeds. — Shirl Leigh may 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026

Interdiction of humans, that is, not quadrupeds. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Mar. 2026

These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Prices typically range from about $5,000 for quadrupeds to $20,000 for humanoids. — Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026

The Skild Brain is omni-bodied, capable of operating across multiple robot morphologies, including humanoids, quadrupeds, mobile manipulators, and tabletop arms. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026

And while several legged robot companies pledged in 2022 not to weaponize their general-purpose robots, the Chinese military in 2024 displayed quadrupeds from Unitree equipped with guns. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2025