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Word: Quadruped
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin quadrupes, quadruped-, from quadru- ‘four’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɒdrʊpɛd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an animal which has four feet, especially an ungulate mammal
Short Definition:animal which has four feet
Examples:- smell is so important to quadrupeds
- primitive quadruped simian species
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