Quadruped

Quadruped

Quadrupedie (lat. quadrus vier und pes Fuß) bezeichnet bei landlebenden Wirbeltieren (Tetrapoden) eine vorwiegend auf alle vier Extremitäten gestützte Lebens- und Fortbewegungsweise. Dies ist der plesiomorphe Zustand für die Landwirbeltiere, wurde aber bei einigen Gruppen sekundär wieder erworben (z. B. ceratopside Dinosaurier).

Eine evolutive Fortentwicklung der Quadrupedie ist Bipedie, die zum Beispiel von Hominiden, manchen ausgestorbenen Krokodil-Verwandten und vielen Dinosauriern sowie den Vögeln entwickelt wurde.


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  • Quadruped — Quad ru*ped, a. [L. quadrupes, pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrup[ e]de. See {Quadrate}, and {Foot}.] Having four feet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • quadruped — (n.) 1610s (implied in quadrupedal), from Fr. quadrupède, from M.Fr., from L. quadrupes (gen. quadrupedis) four footed, a four footed animal, from quadri four (see QUADRI (Cf. quadri )) + pes foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)). The adjective is attested… …   Etymology dictionary

  • quadruped — ► NOUN ▪ an animal which has four feet, especially a mammal. DERIVATIVES quadrupedal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin quadru four + pes foot …   English terms dictionary

  • quadruped — [kwä′dro͞o ped΄, kwä′drooped΄, kwä′drəped΄] n. [L quadrupes (gen. quadrupedis) < quadru (used for quadri ,QUADRI , esp. before p), four + pes,FOOT] an animal, esp. a mammal, with four feet adj. having four feet quadrupedal [kwä dro͞o′pə dəl;… …   English World dictionary

  • quadruped — noun Etymology: Latin quadruped , quadrupes, from quadruped , quadrupes, adjective, having four feet, from quadri + ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 1646 an animal having four feet • quadruped adjective • quadrupedal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quadruped — UK [ˈkwɒdrʊped] / US [ˈkwɑdrəˌped] noun [countable] Word forms quadruped : singular quadruped plural quadrupeds biology an animal that walks on four legs …   English dictionary

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  • quadruped — quadrupedal /kwo drooh pi dl, kwod roo ped l/, adj. quadrupedism, n. /kwod roo ped /, adj. 1. four footed. n. 2. an animal, esp. a mammal, having four feet. [1640 50; < L quadruped (s. of quadrupes), equiv. to quadru QUADRU + ped PED] * * * …   Universalium

  • quadruped — [[t]kwɒ̱drʊped[/t]] quadrupeds N COUNT A quadruped is any animal with four legs. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

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