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quadrupedal

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kwɑˈdrupɪdəl, ˌkwɑdrʊˈpɛdəl/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
quad•ru•ped /ˈkwɑdrʊˌpɛd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Zoologyfour-footed.

n. [countable]
  1. Zoologyan animal that has four feet.
quad•ru•pe•dal /kwɑˈdrupɪdəl, ˌkwɑdrʊˈpɛdəl/USA pronunciation  adj. See -quad-, -ped-1.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quad•ru•ped  (kwod′rŏŏ ped′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyfour-footed.

n. 
  1. Zoologyan animal, esp. a mammal, having four feet.
  • Latin quadruped- (stem of quadrupēs), equivalent. to quadru- quadru- + -ped- -ped
  • 1640–50;
quad′ru•ped′ism, n. 

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