QUADRUPED


Meaning of QUADRUPED in English

/ ˈkwɒdruped; NAmE ˈkwɑːd-/ noun

( technical ) any creature with four feet

—compare biped

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French quadrupède or Latin quadrupes , quadruped- , from quadru- four + pes , ped- foot.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.