Meanings
plural quadrupeds · alternative misspelling quadriped · alternative misspelling quadraped
- A four-footed or four-legged animal.
Bradshaw knew nothing of the 'wind of change' that was coming in a century's time, so he contented himself with an exposition on the Vale of the White Horse, "deriving its singular denomination from the gigantic carving of that useful quadruped, on a high chalky hill beyond".
2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 56
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
- Proto-Indo-European*ped-
- Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
- Proto-Italic*pets
- Proto-Italic*kʷetrupōts
- Latinquadrupedem
- Frenchquadrupède
- Englishquadruped
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.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τετράπουν
- τετράπουν (tetrápoun)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Bulgarian четириного
- четириного (četirinogo)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Catalan quadrúpede
- quadrúpedea four-footed or four-legged animal
Chinese Mandarin 四足動物 /四足动物, 四足類 /四足类
- 四足動物 /四足动物 (sìzú dòngwù)a four-footed or four-legged animal
- 四足類 /四足类 (sìzúlèi)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Czech čtyřnožec
- čtyřnožeca four-footed or four-legged animal
Danish firbenet dyr
- firbenet dyra four-footed or four-legged animal
Dutch viervoeter
- viervoetera four-footed or four-legged animal
Esperanto kvarpiedulo
- kvarpieduloa four-footed or four-legged animal
Estonian neljajalgne
- neljajalgnea four-footed or four-legged animal
Finnish nelijalkainen
- nelijalkainena four-footed or four-legged animal
French quadrupède, tétrapode
- quadrupèdea four-footed or four-legged animal
- tétrapodea four-footed or four-legged animal
German Vierfüßer, Vierfüßerin
- Vierfüßera four-footed or four-legged animal
- Vierfüßerina four-footed or four-legged animal
- Vierfüßlera four-footed or four-legged animal
- Vierfüßlerina four-footed or four-legged animal
- Quadrupedera four-footed or four-legged animal
- Quadrupedea four-footed or four-legged animal
- Vierbeinera four-footed or four-legged animal
Greek τετράποδο
- τετράποδο (tetrápodo)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Hungarian négylábú
- négylábúa four-footed or four-legged animal
Icelandic ferfætlingur
- ferfætlingura four-footed or four-legged animal
Italian quadrupede
- quadrupedea four-footed or four-legged animal
Japanese 四肢動物
- 四肢動物 (shishi dōbutsu)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Latin quadrupēs
- quadrupēsa four-footed or four-legged animal
Māori kīrehe
- kīrehea four-footed or four-legged animal
Persian چهارپا
- چهارپا (čahârpâ)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Polish czworonóg
- czworonóga four-footed or four-legged animal
Portuguese quadrúpede
- quadrúpedea four-footed or four-legged animal
Punjabi ਚੁਪਾਇਆ
- ਚੁਪਾਇਆ (cupāiā)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Russian четвероно́гое, тетрапо́д
- четвероно́гоеa four-footed or four-legged animal
- тетрапо́д (tɛtrapód)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Spanish cuadrúpedo
- cuadrúpedoa four-footed or four-legged animal
Swedish fyrfotadjur, tetrapod
- fyrfotadjura four-footed or four-legged animal
- tetrapoda four-footed or four-legged animal
- fyrfotinga four-footed or four-legged animal
Tagalog hayop na aapating-paa
- hayop na aapating-paaa four-footed or four-legged animal
Thai สัตว์สี่เท้า, จตุบท
- สัตว์สี่เท้าa four-footed or four-legged animal
- จตุบทa four-footed or four-legged animal
Turkish dört ayaklı, dört ayaklı hayvan
- dört ayaklıa four-footed or four-legged animal
- dört ayaklı hayvana four-footed or four-legged animal
Ukrainian чотирино́ге
- чотирино́ге (čotyrynóhe)a four-footed or four-legged animal
Welsh pedwartroedyn
- pedwartroedyna four-footed or four-legged animal
Cite this entry
quadruped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruped
“quadruped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadruped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadruped.
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