Meanings
adjectivequadripennate (not comparable)
- not comparablerareHaving four wings.
The quadratus femoris is partly bipennate and partly quadripennate.
1975, Zoological Society of London, Journal of zoology, volume 1771 more example
The shortest fibres are in the plantaris which has a remarkable quadripennate structure.
1976, D. Lister, Meat animals: growth and productivity
Origin
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