noun · rare

quadruped

quadruped · quadrupeds

чотириноге

четвероногое, тетрапод

Vierfüßer, Vierfüßerin, Vierfüßler, Vierfüßlerin

A four-footed or four-legged animalA four-footed or four-legged animal.

UK/ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/US/ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/

» All quadrupeds feed their young with milk.

Meaning

2 senses

A four-footed or four-legged animal.
Vierfüßer, Vierfüßerin, Vierfüßler
четвероно́гое, тетрапо́дtɛtrapód
чотирино́геčotyrynóhe
an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
A mammal ambulating on all fours.

Examples

2 sentences

All quadrupeds feed their young with milk.
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Quadrupeds are animals that have four feet.
ruЧетвероногие животные - это животные с четырьмя ногами. — marafon
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

a four-footed or four-legged animal:

Русский

By meaning 1

a four-footed or four-legged animal:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a four-footed or four-legged animal:

Origin

Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-f

Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- (“four-”) + stem of pes (“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- + -ped. Doublet of tetrapod.

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