quadrupède

See also: quadrupede and quadrúpede

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrupedem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.dʁy.pɛd/, (dated) /kwa.dʁy.pɛd/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

quadrupède m (plural quadrupèdes)

quadruped (a four-footed animal)

Adjective

quadrupède (plural quadrupèdes)

quadrupedal
Synonym: tétrapode

Further reading

“quadrupède”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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