tetrapod

English

Etymology

tetra- +‎ -pod

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/
  • Hyphenation: te‧tra‧pod

Noun

tetrapod (plural tetrapods)

  1. Any vertebrate with four limbs.
  2. Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods; especially any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  3. A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.

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Hyponyms

Translations
any vertebrate with four limbs — see quadruped

Adjective

tetrapod (not comparable)

  1. Having four limbs or feet

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tétrapode.

Adjective

tetrapod m or n (feminine singular tetrapodă, masculine plural tetrapozi, feminine and neuter plural tetrapode)

  1. tetrapod

Declension
Declension of tetrapod
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite tetrapod tetrapodă tetrapozi tetrapode
definite tetrapodul tetrapoda tetrapozii tetrapodele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite tetrapod tetrapode tetrapozi tetrapode
definite tetrapodului tetrapodei tetrapozilor tetrapodelor
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