Four-footed+animal

  • 31quadruped — (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… …

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  • 32foot·ed — /ˈfʊtəd/ adj : having a foot or feet of a specified kind or number usually used in combination a four footed animal flat footed fleet footed see also ↑surefooted …

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  • 33beast´like´ — beast «beest», noun. 1. a) any four footed animal. Lions, bears, cows, and horses are beasts. b) any animal except man: »Both man and beast fled before the flames of the forest fire. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under animal. (Cf. ↑animal) …

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  • 34Beast — (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a… …

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  • 35Beast royal — Beast Beast (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or… …

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  • 36beast — [bēst] n. [ME & OFr beste < L bestia < ? IE base * dheus > DEER] 1. Archaic any animal as distinguished from a human being 2. any large, four footed animal; sometimes, specif., a domesticated animal 3. qualities or impulses like an… …

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  • 37combining form — com|bin|ing form [ kəm baınıŋ ,fɔrm ] noun count LINGUISTICS a form of a word that has its own meaning but is used only in combination with other words to make new words, for example footed in a four footed animal …

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  • 38combining form — UK [kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˌfɔː(r)m] / US [kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˌfɔrm] noun [countable] Word forms combining form : singular combining form plural combining forms linguistics a form of a word that has its own meaning but is used only in combination with other words to …

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  • 39beast — /bist / (say beest) noun 1. any animal except a human being, especially a large four footed animal. 2. a single cow, steer, bullock, etc., raised for meat production. 3. the animal nature common to humans and non humans. 4. a coarse, filthy, or… …

  • 40quadruped — quad·ru·ped || kwÉ‘drÉ™ped / kwÉ’drÊŠped n. four footed animal adj. having four legs; walking on all four legs …

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