tetrapod

== English == === Etymology === From tetra- +‎ -pod. Doublet of quadruped. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ Hyphenation: te‧tra‧pod === Noun === tetrapod (plural tetrapods) Any item with four arms or four feet, such as a light stand, a gun mount, etc. Coordinate terms: tripod, bipod A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects. A type of vertebrate animal Any vertebrate with four limbs. Any member of the superclass Tetrapoda Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tetrapod (not comparable) Having four limbs or feet ==== Synonyms ==== four-footed tetrapodal tetrapodic tetrapous ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== quadruped == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tétrapode. By surface analysis, tetra- +‎ -pod. === Adjective === tetrapod m or n (feminine singular tetrapodă, masculine plural tetrapozi, feminine/neuter plural tetrapode) tetrapod ==== Declension ====