ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsQquadruped
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quadruped
Meaning: an animal that walks on four legs
quadruped in a sentence
How quadruped is used in real sentences:
Zoologists classify horses, dogs, and elephants as quadrupeds because they all walk on four limbs.
The museum's dinosaur exhibit explained how some ancient reptiles evolved from a two-legged ancestor into a heavy, slow-moving quadruped built to support enormous weight.
“For the lander's stance, Lin studied how a quadruped such as a mountain goat keeps its weight balanced on uneven ground.”
— from the passage The Long Descent
Where it comes from
From Latin quadru- 'four' + pes 'foot'
Word parts
- ped — foot, walk
quadruped: quadru- (four) + ped (foot) - quad, tetra — four
quadruped: quad (four) + ped (foot)
Memory hook
QUADRuped — QUAD (four) + PED (foot) — four feet.