tetrapod

English

Etymology

tetra- +‎ -pod

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

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.

Hypernyms

• stegocephalian

Hyponyms

• batrachomorph
• reptiliomorph

Translations

any vertebrate with four limbs — see quadruped

member of superclass Tetrapoda

• Finnish: nelijalkainen (fi), tetrapodi
• Korean: 네발동물 (nebaldongmul)
• Polish: czworonóg (pl) m
• Swedish: landryggradsdjur (sv) n

concrete structure

• Bulgarian: тетрапод (tetrapod)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 消波塊／消波块 (xiāobōkuài)

  Min Nan: 肉粽角 (zh-min-nan)

• Finnish: tetrapodi
• Japanese: 消波ブロック (shōha burokku)
• Portuguese: pé-de-galinha (pt) m

Adjective

tetrapod (not comparable)

1. Having four limbs or feet

Synonyms

• four-footed
• tetrapodal
• tetrapodic
• tetrapous

Translations

having four limbs or feet

• Bulgarian: четирикрак (četirikrak)
• Finnish: nelijalkainen (fi)
• French: tétrapode (fr)
• Polish: czworonożny (pl)
• Russian: четвероно́гий (ru) (četveronógij)

See also

• quadruped

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tétrapode.

Adjective

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

1. tetrapod

Declension

Declension of tetrapod

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	tetrapod		tetrapodă	tetrapozi	tetrapode
	definite	tetrapodul		tetrapoda	tetrapozii	tetrapodele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	tetrapod		tetrapode	tetrapozi	tetrapode
	definite	tetrapodului		tetrapodei	tetrapozilor	tetrapodelor