quadruped
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadruped in British English:
UK [ˈkwɒdruped]
How to pronounce quadruped in American English:
US [ˈkwɑdruped]
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- Noun:
- an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
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- Adjective:
- having four feet
Word Origin
- quadruped (n.)
- 1640s, from French quadrupède (16c.), from Latin quadrupes (genitive quadrupedis) "four-footed, on all fours," also, as a noun, "a four-footed animal," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + pes "foot" (see foot (n.)). The adjective is attested from 1741. Related: Quadrupedal (1610s).
Example
- 1. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a quadruped .
- 2. We saw some quadruped tracks near our camp .
- 3. But ardi 's feet , pelvis , legs , and hands suggest she was a biped on the ground but a quadruped when moving about in the trees .
- 4. Research on embedded multi-joint servo controller of quadruped bionic robot .
- 5. Quadruped robot based on biological central pattern generator .