Quadruped - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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

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

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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