tetrapod
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Tetrapods (3)
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/
- Hyphenation: te‧tra‧pod
Noun
tetrapod (plural tetrapods)
- 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.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations
any vertebrate with four limbs — see quadruped
member of superclass Tetrapoda
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concrete structure
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Adjective
tetrapod (not comparable)
- Having four limbs or feet
Synonyms
Translations
having four limbs or feet
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See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French tétrapode.
Adjective
tetrapod m or n (feminine singular tetrapodă, masculine plural tetrapozi, feminine and neuter plural tetrapode)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | tetrapod | tetrapodă | tetrapozi | tetrapode | |||
| definite | tetrapodul | tetrapoda | tetrapozii | tetrapodele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | tetrapod | tetrapode | tetrapozi | tetrapode | |||
| definite | tetrapodului | tetrapodei | tetrapozilor | tetrapodelor | ||||