quadrupedal.

Using four limbs for locomotion.

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Words that belong together

• quadrupedal gait
• a quadrupedal robot

On the page

The quadrupedal machine lowered itself beneath the beam.

Their record showed a quadrupedal gait in the tracks.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Relational adjective; comparative and superlative normally not used. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.