quadruped

English

/ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/

noun
Definitions
  • a four-footed or four-legged animal
  • a mammal ambulating on all fours

Etymology

Borrowed from French quadrupède root from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (step, foot, walk, fall, stumble).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ped-

Gloss

step, foot, walk, fall, stumble

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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