Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quadruped"
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) 1.7 (wn)
quadruped
adj : having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal},
{bipedal}]
n : an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized
for walking
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