Quad'ru-ped1, a.
a. [Lat. quadrupes, quadrupedis, fr. quatuor, four, and pes, pedis, a foot; Fr. quadrupède, Pr. quadrupedi, It. quadrupede, quadrupedo.] Having four feet.
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a. [Lat. quadrupes, quadrupedis, fr. quatuor, four, and pes, pedis, a foot; Fr. quadrupède, Pr. quadrupedi, It. quadrupede, quadrupedo.] Having four feet.
n. (Zoöl.) An animal having four feet, as the mammals and most reptiles; — often restricted to the mammals.