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quadrupedan animal that has four legs and walks on all four legs

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an animal that has four legs and walks on all four legs

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkwɑːdruped/

Korean meaning: 네 발로 걷는 동물, 사족동물

Korean pronunciation: 쿠와드-루-페드 (강세: 쿠와드)

Example Sentences

  • Unlike humans who are bipeds, elephants are massive quadrupeds that need four strong legs to support their weight.
  • My lazy cat is the only quadruped I know that spends 20 hours a day lying down instead of using those four legs.
  • The biology teacher explained that most mammals are quadrupeds, walking on all four limbs.

quadruped

NOUN

//ˈkwɑːdruped//

an animal that has four legs and walks on all four legs

quadruped concept
💡 Concept

Animals walking on four legs

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quadruped rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The quadruped stands proud while centipede and millipede crawl around!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkwɑːdruped/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkwɒdruped/

🌳Etymology

Prefixquadru--
Rootped

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, '네 개'를 뜻하는 'quadru-'와 '발'을 뜻하는 'pes(pedis)'가 결합되어 만들어졌습니다. 고대 로마인들이 동물을 분류할 때 사용했던 과학적 용어입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

centipedemillipedebiped
centipede
millipede
biped

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📝Examples

Unlike humans who are bipeds, elephants are massive quadrupeds that need four strong legs to support their weight.

😄 Fun example

My lazy cat is the only quadruped I know that spends 20 hours a day lying down instead of using those four legs.

The biology teacher explained that most mammals are quadrupeds, walking on all four limbs.

When my dog injured one paw, I realized how challenging life must be for a quadruped with only three working legs.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

four-legged animaltetrapodfour-footed animal

Antonyms

bipedtwo-legged animal

Related

mammalvertebratefaunadomesticated animalwild animal