Meanings
adverbquadrupedally (not comparable)
- not comparableIn the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
The basic pattern of limb action in quadrupedally running lizards is the trot, in which body support is maintained by diagonally opposite limbs.
1962, R. C. Snyder, “Adaptations for Bipedal Locomotion of Lizards”, in American Zoologist, volume 2, number 2, page 192
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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishquadrupedal
- Englishquadrupedally
From quadrupedal + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German vierfüßig, quadrupedisch
- vierfüßigin the manner of a quadruped
- quadrupedischin the manner of a quadruped
- vierbeinigin the manner of a quadruped
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APA
quadrupedally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrupedally
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“quadrupedally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrupedally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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