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[syn: quadrupedal, quadruped, four-footed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quadruped \Quad"ru*ped\, a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four
+ pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrup[`e]de. See Quadrate,
and Foot.]
Having four feet.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quadruped \Quad"ru*ped\, n. (Zool.)
An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; --
often restricted to the mammals.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
quadruped
adj 1: having four feet [syn: quadrupedal, quadruped, four-
footed] [ant: biped, bipedal, two-footed]
n 1: an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized
for walking