quadruped

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
  2. adjective having four feet

Etymology

Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- (“four-”) + stem of pes (“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- + -ped. Doublet of tetrapod.

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