quadruped

• n. [脊椎動物] 四肢動物
• adj.四脚

quadr-, four, -ped, foot, 語源は foot と同じ。

quadruped (n.)

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).

1. An elephant is a quadruped .

象は四足動物である.

2.The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped .

後脚腱四足動物の足関節後の大きな腱。

3. Ventral ( or pelvic ) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped .

腹鰭は四足動物の後肢に対応している。

4.The corresponding part of the forefoot of a quadruped .

'掌骨'.''四足動物の前足に対応する部分。

5.The irate quadruped made for our party，coming at a full jump.

その怒った四足獣は最速で私たちに向かって走ってきた。