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quadrupedism

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quad⋅ru⋅ped

  [kwod-roo-ped]
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–adjective
1. four-footed.
–noun
2. an animal, esp. a mammal, having four feet.
Origin:
1640–50; < L quadruped- (s. of quadrupēs), equiv. to quadru- quadru- + -ped- -ped

Related forms:
quad⋅ru⋅pe⋅dal  [kwo-droo-pi-dl, kwod-roo-ped-l] , adjective
quad⋅ru⋅ped⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

quadruped 
1620 (implied in quadrupedal), from Fr. quadrupède, from M.Fr., from L. quadrupes (gen. quadrupedis) "four-footed, a four-footed animal," from quadri- "four" + pes "foot." The adj. is attested from 1741.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: quad·ru·ped
Pronunciation: 'kwäd-r&-"ped
Function: noun
: an animal having four feet —qua·dru·pe·dal /kwä-'drü-p&d-&l, "kwäd-r&-'ped-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
quadruped   (kwŏd'rə-pěd')  Pronunciation Key 
An animal having four feet, such as most reptiles and mammals.

quadrupedal adjective (kwŏ-dr'pə-dəl, kwŏd'rə-pěd'l)
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