Category:Quadruped

Quad"ru*ped, a. Etym: [l. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, Pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupède. See quadrate, and foot.]

Defn: having four feet.

Quadruped Quad"ru*ped, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: an animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- Often restricted to the mammals.