quadrupedal

English

Etymology

From quadruped +‎ -al.

Adjective

quadrupedal (not comparable)

1. Walking on four feet.

Synonyms

• four-legged, quadruped

Derived terms

• quadrupedalism
• quadrupedally

Related terms

• quadrupedy

Translations

walking on four feet

• Catalan: quadrúpede
• Dutch: viervoetig (nl)
• Georgian: ოთხფეხა (otxpexa)
• German: vierfüßig
• Greek:

  Ancient: τετράπους (tetrápous)

• Irish: ceathairchosach
• Latin: quadrupēs
• Malay: berkaki empat
• Polish: czworonożny (pl)
• Portuguese: quadrúpede (pt)
• Swedish: fyrbent (sv), fyrfota (sv), fyrfotad (sv)
• Volapük: folfutik (vo)
• Welsh: pedwartroed

of or pertaining to a quadruped

• Volapük: (♂♀) folfutafik, (♂) hifolfutafik, (♀) jifolfutafik

See also

• bipedal
• on all fours