quadruped
A four-footed or four-legged animal.
Other meanings
A mammal ambulating on all fours.
Synonyms
- tetrapod
A kind of
- tetrapod
Word history
From French "quadrupède".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “quadruped” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.