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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuadrupède
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwadʁy.pɛd
"Le chien est un quadrupède commun."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An animal that has four feet.
"The dog is a common quadruped that is often kept as a pet." - 2
A term used in biology to classify four-legged animals.
"In the study of mammals, quadrupeds are often contrasted with bipeds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin quadruped-, stem of quadrupes meaning 'four-footed', combining quadri- (four) and pes (foot). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via French and Latin scientific terminology to describe animals walking on four limbs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quadruped" is said worldwide
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Quadrupède
Transliteration: kwadʁy.pɛd
"Le chien est un quadrupède commun."
Vierbeiner
Transliteration: fiːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯nɐ
"Der Hund ist ein häufiger Vierbeiner."
Quadrupede
Transliteration: kwadruˈpede
"Il cane è un quadrupede comune."
Cuadrúpedo
Transliteration: kwadɾuˈpeðo
"El perro es un cuadrúpedo común."
Quadrúpede
Transliteration: kwaˈdɾupɛdʒi
"O cachorro é um quadrúpede comum."
चार पैरों वाला जानवर
Transliteration: chaar pairon wala jaanwar
"कुत्ता एक सामान्य चार पैरों वाला जानवर है।"
四足动物
Transliteration: sì zú dòngwù
"狗是一种常见的四足动物。"
네 발 동물
Transliteration: ne bal dongmul
"개는 일반적인 네 발 동물입니다."
四足動物
Transliteration: shisokudōbutsu
"犬は一般的な四足動物です。"
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