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quadruped en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped 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.

Meanings

1. A four-footed or four-legged animal.
   • Bradshaw knew nothing of the 'wind of change' that was coming in a century's time, so he contented himself with an exposition on the Vale of the White Horse, "deriving its singular denomination from the gigantic carving of that useful quadruped, on a high chalky hill beyond". 2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 56:
2. A mammal ambulating on all fours.

Forms

Deriveds

quadrupedalism · quadrupedism · quadrupedy · quadrupedantic · quadrupedal

Relateds

biped · Tetrapoda

Synonyms

tetrapod

Translations (63)

te చతుష్పదము (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Vierfüßler (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · vo follögaf (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Vierfüßer (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · sa चतुष्पद् (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · cmn 四足類 /四足类 (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ka ოთხფეხა ცხოველი (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · uk чотирино́ге (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · th สัตว์สี่เท้า (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · mi kīrehe (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · cmn 四足動物 /四足动物 (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · tl hayop na aapating-paa (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · gl cuadrúpede (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · grc τετράπουν (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · it quadrupede (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fr quadrupède (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fr tétrapode (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · unm newkatat (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fur cuadrupedi (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Vierfüßlerin (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · el τετράποδο (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · uz toʻrt barobar (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · txb śwerppewä (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · cy pedwartroedyn (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · da firbenet dyr (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · bg четириного (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Vierbeiner (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · nl viervoeter (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · lo ສັດສີ່ຕີນ (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · th จตุบท (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · br pevarzroadeg (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · hy չորքոտանի (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · nv naaldlooshii (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · cs čtyřnožec (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · sv tetrapod (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · es cuadrúpedo (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · sv fyrfotadjur (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ckb چوارپێ (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · la quadrupēs (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · shn တူဝ်သီႇတိ်ၼ် (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · sv fyrfoting (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · is ferfætlingur (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ja 四肢動物 (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ca quadrúpede (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fi nelijalkainen (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fy fjouwerfuotter (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · tr dört ayaklı hayvan (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Vierfüßerin (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · pl czworonóg (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · tg дубора (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · tr dört ayaklı (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Quadrupeder (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · eo kvarpiedulo (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · fa چهارپا (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · be чатырохно́гае (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · de Quadrupede (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · hu négylábú (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · kk төртаяқты (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ru четвероно́гое (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · pa ਚੁਪਾਇਆ (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ka ოთხფეხა (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · ru тетрапо́д (a four-footed or four-legged animal) · pt quadrúpede (a four-footed or four-legged animal)