quadrupedal

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/ˌkwɑdɹəˈpiːdəl/

adjective

Having four feet.

Similar
four-footedtetrapodalquadruped
Opposite
bipedal
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English quadruped ← French quadrupède →
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Meanings

adjectivequadrupedal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving four feet.

    Synonyms: four-footed, tetrapodal

  2. not comparableOf or relating to a quadruped.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving four feet.

Similar
four-footedtetrapodal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving four feet

Similar
quadrupedfour-footed
Opposite
bipedal
Also see
four-footedquadrupedtetrapodal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  6. Proto-Italic*pets
  7. Proto-Italic*kʷetrupōts
  8. Latinquadrupedem
  9. Frenchquadrupède
  10. Englishquadruped
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishquadrupedal

From quadruped + -al.

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Translations

Ancient Greek τετράπους
  • τετράπους (tetrápous)having four feet
Catalan quadrúpede
  • quadrúpedehaving four feet
Dutch viervoetig
  • viervoetighaving four feet
Estonian neljajalgne, neljajalaline
  • neljajalgnehaving four feet
  • neljajalalinehaving four feet
Finnish neljällä jalalla kulkeva, neljällä jalalla kävelevä
  • neljällä jalalla kulkevahaving four feet
  • neljällä jalalla kävelevähaving four feet
  • nelijalkainenhaving four feet
French quadrupède, tétrapode
  • quadrupèdehaving four feet
  • tétrapodehaving four feet
German vierfüßig, vierbeinig
  • vierfüßighaving four feet
  • vierbeinighaving four feet
Icelandic ferfættur
  • ferfætturhaving four feet
Irish ceathairchosach
  • ceathairchosachhaving four feet
Italian quadrupede
  • quadrupedehaving four feet
Latin quadrupēs
  • quadrupēshaving four feet
Lithuanian keturkojis
  • keturkojishaving four feet
Malay berkaki empat
  • berkaki empathaving four feet
Polish czworonożny
  • czworonożnyhaving four feet
Portuguese quadrúpede
  • quadrúpedehaving four feet
Russian четвероно́гий
  • четвероно́гий (četveronógij)having four feet
Spanish cuadrúpedo, cuadrúpede
  • cuadrúpedohaving four feet
  • cuadrúpedehaving four feet
  • cuadrupedantehaving four feet
Swedish fyrbent, fyrfota
  • fyrbenthaving four feet
  • fyrfotahaving four feet
  • fyrfotadhaving four feet
Ukrainian четвероно́гий
  • четвероно́гий (četveronóhyj)having four feet
Welsh pedwartroed
  • pedwartroedhaving four feet
Cite this entry
APA

quadrupedal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrupedal

MLA

“quadrupedal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrupedal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrupedal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrupedal.

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