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Quadruped - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Quadruped : adj : having four feet [syn: quadrupedal, four-footed] [ant: bipedal,
bipedal]
(noun) 1: an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized
for walking
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Quadruped : \Quad"ru*ped\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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