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).
实用例句
1. An elephant is a quadruped.
大象是四足动物.
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2. The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.
后腿腱四足动物跗关节后的一个大肌腱.
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3. Ventral ( or pelvic ) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped.
腹鳍 对应着四足动物的后肢.
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4. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a quadruped.
'掌骨'.''四足动物前脚所对应的部分.
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5. The irate quadruped made for our party, coming at a full jump.