quadruped

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1. quadruped - Noun

2. quadruped - Adjective

Meaning

Having four feet.

An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals.

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Quadruped lions are said to be savage, only when they are hungry biped lions are rarely sulky longer than when their appetite for distinction remains unappeased. Charles Dickens

Even a quadruped stumbles. Hungarian Proverb

A tetrapod is any member of the taxonomic unit Tetrapoda (which is defined by descent from a specific four-limbed ancestor) whereas a quadruped actually uses four limbs for locomotion. Source: Internet

All of these animals are tetrapods, but none is a quadruped. Source: Internet

Foot fetishism is the most common form of sexual fetish. citation http://www.chaimedia.com/list/197.html Other animals main A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails. Source: Internet

An animal or machine that usually moves in a quadrupedal manner is known as a quadruped, meaning "four feet" (from the Latin quattuor for "four" and pes for "foot"). Source: Internet

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