QUADRUPED


Meaning of QUADRUPED in English

[ 'kwɒdrʊpɛd ]

■ noun an animal which has four feet, especially an ungulate mammal.

Derivatives

~al -'pi:d(ə)l , -'ru:pɪd(ə)l adjective

~alism noun

Origin

C17: from Fr. quadrupède or L. quadrupes , ~- , from quadru- 'four' + pes , ped- 'foot'.

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