Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsquadrupedquad‧ru‧ped /ˈkwɒdrʊped $ ˈkwɑːdrə-/ noun [countable] technical HBAan animal that has four legs → bipedOrigin quadruped (1600-1700) Latin quadrupes, from quadr- (QUADR-) + pes “foot” ldoceonline.com