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Antonyms for quadruped


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwod-roo-ped
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd



Definition of quadruped

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French quadrupède (16c.), from Latin quadrupes (genitive quadrupedis) "four-footed, on all fours," also, as a noun, "a four-footed animal," from quadri- "four" (see quadri-) + pes "foot" (see foot (n.)). The adjective is attested from 1741. Related: Quadrupedal (1610s).
  • As in beast : noun large wild animal; brute
  • As in creature : noun being, beast
Example sentences :
  • A quadruped (the Splaypes humpidorsus) of great value to the show business.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The third keeper of the lighthouse is a quadruped called Tricky.
  • Extract from : « The Monkey That Would Not Kill » by Henry Drummond
  • There was no evidence that any quadruped had descended the slope.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • There was not one quadruped of any kind to be seen in or about that camp.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • Was he a quadruped with mane and tail, or an allegory invented to typify destiny?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • It was not in the nature of a quadruped to be insensible to kindness like this!
  • Extract from : « The Rambles of a Rat » by A. L. O. E.
  • As it is, the quadruped will disappear before the biped native.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • It was uninhabited, and destitute of every species of quadruped.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2) » by John West
  • What difference to the vampire, whether its victim be a biped or quadruped?
  • Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid
  • But if they did, I am sure it was a quadruped that reared and bucked and kicked up its heels.
  • Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton

Synonyms for quadruped

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