Quad'ru·ped adjective [ Latin quadrupes , -pedis ; quattuor four + pes , pedis , a foot: confer French quadrupède . See Quadrate , and Foot .] Having four feet. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/3
quadruped 1. An animal that has four feet. Usually a reference to mammals, and excluding four-footed reptiles. 2. Belonging to, connected with, or appropriate to four-footed animals. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1814/4