quadruped

n. 四足动物 [医] 四足的, 四足动物

发音

UK /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/
其它
US /ˈkwɑdɹəˌpɛd/

词形变化

quadrupeds 复数 quadrupeds

别名

quadriped quadraped

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A four-footed or four-legged animal.

    四足动物

    四足类

  2. 2.

    A mammal ambulating on all fours.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

tetrapod

部分词 10

flank rump loin croup croupe forefoot foreleg haunch hindfoot hind leg

词源

Borrowed from French quadrupède, from Middle French, from Latin stem of quadrupēs (“four-footed, a four-footed animal”), from quadri- (“four-”) + stem of pes (“foot”). Alternatively analyzable as quadru- + -ped. Doublet of tetrapod.

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