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an animal that has four feet
Horses and cows are quadrupeds.
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Recent Examples of quadruped
Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The quadruped bot has four legs that can be equipped with wheels instead of conventional foot pads.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Each environment teaches the quadruped something new.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The August trip to White Sands showed the quadruped could act autonomously.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This is another quadruped exercise that works the glutes, improving the stability and strength of the hip joint.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
Less than two weeks after its last release, MagicLab unveils another breakthrough — MagicDog-W, the wheeled quadruped robot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The quadruped bot has four legs that can be equipped with wheels instead of conventional foot pads.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Each environment teaches the quadruped something new.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
The August trip to White Sands showed the quadruped could act autonomously.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This is another quadruped exercise that works the glutes, improving the stability and strength of the hip joint.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
Less than two weeks after its last release, MagicLab unveils another breakthrough — MagicDog-W, the wheeled quadruped robot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadruped
Noun
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Her efforts saved the animal’s life and landed her in her hometown newspaper, The Mountain Eagle, which was the first to write about the dramatic rescue and resuscitation.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Broadbelt’s death shocked the community and reignited a countywide conversation about the dual problem of unleashed dogs and overcrowded animal shelters.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just note that these little creatures are final sale items and are therefore ineligible for returns.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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The plot centers on Jam, a teenager who inadvertently brings a creature from a painting to life.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Quadruped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadruped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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