Definitions for quadruped
ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛdquadruped

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quadrupedadjective

   an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

2. quadrupedal, quadruped, four-footedadjective

   having four feet

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quadrupednoun

   a four-footed or four-legged animal

2. quadrupednoun

   a mammal ambulating on all fours

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quadrupedadjective

   Having four feet.

   The cockney, travelling into the country, is surprized at many actions of the quadruped and winged animals. Isaac Watts.

2. Quadrupednoun

   An animal that goes on four legs, as perhaps all beasts.

   Etymology: quadrupede, Fr. quadrupes, Lat.

   The different flexure and order of the joints is not disposed in the elephant, as in other quadrupeds. Brown.

   The fang teeth, eye teeth, or dentes canini of some quadruped. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   Most quadrupedes, that live upon herbs, have incisor teeth to pluck and divide them. Arbuthnot.

   The king of brutes,
   Of quadrupeds I only mean. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quadruped

   Quadrupedalism is a form of locomotion where four limbs are used to bear weight and move around. An animal or machine that usually maintains a four-legged posture and moves using all four limbs is said to be a quadruped (from Latin quattuor for "four", and pes, pedis for "foot"). Quadruped animals are found among both vertebrates and invertebrates.

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1. quadruped

   A quadruped is an animal that walks or moves on four legs. It includes most mammals like dogs, cats, elephants, and horses. Quadruped also refers to a four-legged object or device.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quadrupedadjective

   having four feet

2. Quadrupednoun

   an animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals

3. Etymology: [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupde. See Quadrate, and Foot.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quadruped

   kwod′rōō-ped, n. a four-footed animal.—adjs. Quad′ruped, -al, having four feet.—n. Quad′rupedism, the state of being a quadruped. [L. quatuor, four, pes, pedis, a foot.]

How to pronounce quadruped?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quadruped in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quadruped in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of quadruped in a Sentence

1. Charles Robert Darwin:

   Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quadruped
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quadruped
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quadruped
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruped
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadruped
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quadruped