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Definition of quadruped noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quadruped

noun
 
/ˈkwɒdruped/
 
/ˈkwɑːdruped/
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  1. any creature with four feet compare biped
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French quadrupède or Latin quadrupes, quadruped-, from quadru- ‘four’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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