How to pronounce quadruped
American English pronunciation
KWAH-druh-ped
- IPA
- /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/
- Syllables
- KWAH · druh · ped (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What quadruped means
An animal that walks on four legs
In a sentence: A horse is a quadruped, but a chicken walks on just two legs.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word meaning four-footed, built from the Latin words for four and foot.
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