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tetraphenol |
tetraphyllous |
tetrapla |
tetrapneumona |
tetrapnuemonian |
tetrapod
| tetrapody
| tetrapteran
| tetrapterous
| tetraptote
| tetrapturus
tetrapod
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tetrapod has 1 sense
- tetrapod(n = noun.animal) Array - a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages; Array is a kind of craniate, vertebrate
has particulars: quadruped
CIDE DICTIONARY
tetrapod, n. [Gr. fourfooted; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + , , foot.].
An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tetrapod, n.
1 Zool. an animal with four feet.
2 a structure supported by four feet radiating from a centre.
1 Zool. an animal with four feet.
2 a structure supported by four feet radiating from a centre.
Derivative
tetrapodous adj.
Etymology
mod.L tetrapodus f. Gk tetrapous (as TETRA-, pous podos foot)
ROGET THESAURUS
tetrapod
Four
N quaternity, four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion, square, quarter, tetract, tetragon, quadrangle, rectangle, tetrahedron, quadrature, quadrifoil, quadriform, quadruplet, quatrefoil, tetrapod, quadrangle, quad, quadrupole, quadrivium, four, quaternary, quaternal, quadratic, quartile, tetract, tetractic, tetractinal, tetrad, tetragonal, square, quadrate.
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