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What (who) is quadrupedal - definition
FORM OF TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION IN ANIMALS USING FOUR LIMBS
Quadrupedal; Quadrupeds; Quadruped (Robotics); Quadraped; Quadriped; Quadripedal; Pronograde; Quadrapeds; Quadruped; Quadrupedism; Quadropedal; Quadripedalism; Four-footed animals; Quadrupedal robot
Quadrupedal
·adj Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.
quadruped
n.
Four-footed animal.
quadruped
(quadrupeds)
A quadruped is any animal with four legs. (FORMAL)
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Wikipedia
Quadrupedalism
Quadrupedalism is a form of locomotion where four limbs are used to bear weight and move around. An animal or machine that usually maintains a four-legged posture and moves using all four limbs is said to be a quadruped (from Latin quattuor for "four", and pes, pedis for "foot"). Quadruped animals are found among both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Examples of use of quadrupedal
1. Still more scientists hope that the family‘s peculiar four–limbed walk will reveal valuable information about the ways quadrupedal movement affects the skeletal system, making it easier for us to interpret fossil information about our simian ancestors.
2. Uner Tan, of Cukurova University Medical School, believes the family represent a case of what he calls "backwards evolution". He says the children‘s quadrupedal gait, primitive language and impaired hand skills are all throwbacks to our ape–like ancestors.