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quadrupedally

quadrupedally adverb: in the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.

Adverb

quadrupedally (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
    • The basic pattern of limb action in quadrupedally running lizards is the trot, in which body support is maintained by diagonally opposite limbs.1962, R. C. Snyder, “Adaptations for Bipedal Locomotion of Lizards”, in American Zoologist, volume 2, number 2, page 192

Origin of quadrupedally

From quadrupedal + -ly.

Questions about quadrupedally

What does quadrupedally mean?
Quadrupedally means in the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
What part of speech is quadrupedally?
Quadrupedally is an adverb.

Words near quadrupedally in the dictionary

  1. quadrupartite
  2. quadruped
  3. quadrupedal
  4. quadrupedalism
  5. quadrupedality
  6. quadrupedally
  7. quadrupedant
  8. quadrupedantic
  9. quadrupedantical
  10. quadrupedants
  11. quadrupedian

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