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tetrapod en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From tetra- + -pod. Doublet of quadruped.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having four limbs or feet

Relateds

quadruped

Synonyms

tetrapous · tetrapodic · tetrapodal · four-footed

Translations (6)

fi nelijalkainen (having four limbs or feet) · fr tétrapode (having four limbs or feet) · bg четирикрак (having four limbs or feet) · pl czworonożny (having four limbs or feet) · ru четвероно́гий (having four limbs or feet) · es tetrápodo (having four limbs or feet)

tetrapod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From tetra- + -pod. Doublet of quadruped.

Meanings

  1. Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc.
  2. Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc. ▸ A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.
  3. A type of vertebrate animal ▸ Any vertebrate with four limbs.
  4. A type of vertebrate animal ▸ Any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  5. A type of vertebrate animal ▸ Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods

Forms

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tetrapods Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

tripod · bipod · tripod · bipod

Deriveds

nontetrapod · fishapod · prototetrapod

Hypernyms

stegocephalian · tetrapodomorph · fish

Hyponyms

reptiliomorph · batrachomorph

Translations (16)

sv landryggradsdjur (member of superclass Tetrapoda) · fi nelijalkainen (member of superclass Tetrapoda) · pt pé de galinha (concrete structure) · ko 네발동물 (member of superclass Tetrapoda) · pl jeż betonowy (concrete structure) · fi tetrapodi (concrete structure) · pl czworonóg (member of superclass Tetrapoda) · pt tetrápode (concrete structure) · es tetrápodo (any vertebrate with four limbs) · bg тетрапод (concrete structure) · de Landwirbeltier (member of superclass Tetrapoda) · cmn 消波塊 /消波块 (concrete structure) · ja 消波ブロック (concrete structure) · nan-hbl 肉粽角 (concrete structure) · pl gwiazdoblok (concrete structure) · fi tetrapodi (member of superclass Tetrapoda)