tetrapod

From tetra- +‎ -pod.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/
• Hyphenation: te‧tra‧pod

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.

• stegocephalian

• batrachomorph
• reptiliomorph

tetrapod (not comparable)

1. Having four limbs or feet

• four-footed
• tetrapodal
• tetrapodic
• tetrapous

• quadruped

Borrowed from French tétrapode.

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

1. tetrapod