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quadruped

/ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
quadruped
IPA
/ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A four-footed or four-legged animal.

noun

A mammal ambulating on all fours.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kʷetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- (“four-”) + stem of pes (“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- + -ped. Doublet of tetrapod.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/
  • British English: /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/

Inflected Forms

quadrupeds (plural) quadriped (alternative, misspelling) quadraped (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

quadrupedal quadrupedalism quadrupedantic quadrupedism quadrupedy

Frequently Paired Words

biped Tetrapoda

Synonyms

tetrapod quadrupedal four-footed

Questions

How do you pronounce quadruped?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/.
What does quadruped mean?
A four-footed or four-legged animal.
Where does quadruped come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce quadruped

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