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tetrapodous

tetrapodous adjective: tetrapod; four-limbed.

Adjective

tetrapodous (not comparable)

  1. tetrapod; four-limbed

Origin of tetrapodous

From tetra- + -podous.

Questions about tetrapodous

What does tetrapodous mean?
Tetrapodous means tetrapod; four-limbed.
What part of speech is tetrapodous?
Tetrapodous is an adjective.

Words near tetrapodous in the dictionary

  1. tetrapodean
  2. tetrapodic
  3. tetrapodies
  4. tetrapodomorph
  5. tetrapodomorphs
  6. tetrapodous
  7. tetrapods
  8. tetrapody
  9. tetrapolar
  10. tetrapolarity
  11. tetrapoleis

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