quadruped
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈkwɑːdrəˌpɛd/
:
cuadrúpedo
And so when you're in quadruped, you end up stretching those all out.
- And so when you're in quadruped, you end up stretching those all out.
Examples
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She's a herbivorous quadruped, -
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No more than a hundred meters away stood a great wapiti, a huge quadruped, two meters at the shoulder, with curving knife-edged horns.
Fiction book (1994) -
Megan was placed in a quadruped position (on her hands and knees), and her head was rotated passively from side to side while her eyes were closed.
Academic text (1993) -
The large lion is a typical quadruped known for its powerful legs.
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In the wild, most quadruped animals rely on their four legs for speed and stability.
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The design of the robot mimics a quadruped to enhance its mobility over rough terrain.
Synonyms
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3.4
An animal that has four feet, like a dog or horse
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8.2
An animal or machine that moves on four legs like a dog
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
quadruped = quadru + ped
The adjective sense is formed from the same learned combining forms ('four' + 'foot'); meaning is partly inferable by learners familiar with such roots but not fully transparent to all learners.
Etymology
Quadruped as an adjective comes from Latin parts quadru- 'four' and -ped 'foot', so it means 'four-foot'. That's why we say an animal is quadruped when it has four feet or legs.