First Known Use: 1646
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quadruped
noun quad·ru·ped \ˈkwä-drə-ˌped\
: an animal that has four feet
Full Definition of QUADRUPED
: an animal having four feet
— quadruped adjective
— qua·dru·pe·dal \kwä-ˈdrü-pə-dəl, ˌkwä-drə-ˈpe-\ adjective
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Origin of QUADRUPED
Latin quadruped-, quadrupes, from quadruped-, quadrupes, adjective, having four feet, from quadri- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
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Rhymes with QUADRUPED
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, watershed, woodenhead
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quadruped
noun quad·ru·ped \ˈkwä-drə-ˌped\
Definition of QUADRUPED for Kids
: an animal having four feet
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quadruped
noun quad·ru·ped \ˈkwäd-rə-ˌped\
Medical Definition of QUADRUPED
: an animal having four feet
—qua·dru·pe·dal \kwä-ˈdrü-pəd-əl, ˌkwäd-rə-ˈped-\ adjective
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