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quadruped |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quadruped \Quad"ru*ped\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quadruped adj : having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}] n : an animal esp. a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
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