quadruped Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
  2. adjective having four feet
    quadrupedal; four-footed.

WordNet

Quad"ru*ped adjective
Etymology
L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrupède. See Quadrate, and Foot.
Definitions
  1. Having four feet.
Quad"ru*ped noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals.

Webster 1913