tetrapod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc.
  2. A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.
  3. A type of vertebrate animal
  4. Any vertebrate with four limbs.
  5. Any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  6. Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods
adj
  1. Having four limbs or feet

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetrapod.wav /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/

Word forms

tetrapod tetrapods

Etymology

From tetra- + -pod. Doublet of quadruped.

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