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.