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Definition of Tetrapod

1. Noun. A vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages.

Definition of Tetrapod

1. n. An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies.

Definition of Tetrapod

1. Noun. Any vertebrate with four limbs. ¹

2. Noun. Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that have evolved from early tetrapods; especially all members of the superclass ''Tetrapoda'' ¹

3. Noun. Concrete structures with 'arms' used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects. ¹

4. Adjective. Having four limbs or feet ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tetrapod

1. a four-footed animal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tetrapod

1. An insect characterised by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies. Origin: Gr. Fourfooted; (see Tetra-) +, foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tetrapod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"... differs from the tetrapod type in the following characters: (1) In ... and even the undivided radials exceed in number the digits of the tetrapod manus. ..."

2. History of the Human Body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"... or cases with supernumerary digits, in all groups of tetrapod vertebrates, together with the presence, in numerous cases, of extra bones, sesamoid and ..."

3. History of the Human Body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"... or cases with supernumerary digits, in all groups of tetrapod vertebrates, together with the presence, in numerous cases, of extra bones, sesamoid and ..."

4. The Metres of the Greeks and Romans: A Manual for Schools and Private Study by Eduard Munk (1844)
"tetrapod. acat. : V. 7. — " hexapod. acat. : V. 6. Iambic Rhythms. The iambic anacrusis : Epod 6. / -- monop., iambic basis : V. 1,2,9, 10, 11 ; Epod. ..."

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