tetrapod

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English

Definitions

noun

Any vertebrate with four limbs.
Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods; especially any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects.

adjective

Having four limbs or feet

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Synonyms

tetrapous quadruped tetradactyl animal tetrapodomorph prototetrapod nontetrapod tetradecapod four-legged hexapod tridactyl reptiliomorph octopod tetrodont amphibian diplocaulid vertebrate

Associated

carboniferous devonian vertebrates amphibians humerus permian limb fossils limbs assemblage zoology

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