"tetrapod" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetrapod.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: tetra- + -pod Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ped-}}, {{confix|en|tetra|pod}} tetra- + -pod Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetrapod (not comparable)
  1. Having four limbs or feet Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates Synonyms: tetrapous Related terms: quadruped Translations (having four limbs or feet): четирикрак (četirikrak) (Bulgarian), nelijalkainen (Finnish), tétrapode (French), czworonożny (Polish), четвероно́гий (četveronógij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tetrapod-en-adj-yCSPz38P Disambiguation of Vertebrates: 22 33 41 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tetra-, English terms suffixed with -pod, Min Nan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 25 28 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 21 27 22 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pod: 34 25 22 19 Disambiguation of Min Nan translations: 50 21 22 7

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɒd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɛ.tɹəˌpɑd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetrapod.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tetrapods [plural]
Etymology: tetra- + -pod Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ped-}}, {{confix|en|tetra|pod}} tetra- + -pod Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetrapod (plural tetrapods)
  1. Any vertebrate with four limbs. Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates
    Sense id: en-tetrapod-en-noun-6LUqYsp1 Disambiguation of Vertebrates: 22 33 41 4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tetra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 21 27 22 30
  2. Any vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods; especially any member of the superclass Tetrapoda Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates Translations (member of superclass Tetrapoda): nelijalkainen (Finnish), tetrapodi (Finnish), 네발동물 (nebaldongmul) (Korean), czworonóg [masculine] (Polish), landryggradsdjur [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tetrapod-en-noun-ZlbMyhk8 Disambiguation of Vertebrates: 22 33 41 4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tetra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 21 27 22 30 Disambiguation of 'member of superclass Tetrapoda': 2 91 7
  3. A concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects. Translations (concrete structure): тетрапод (tetrapod) (Bulgarian), 消波塊 (Chinese Mandarin), 消波块 (xiāobōkuài) (Chinese Mandarin), tetrapodi (Finnish), 消波ブロック (shōha burokku) (Japanese), 肉粽角 (Min Nan Chinese), pé-de-galinha [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-tetrapod-en-noun-gKK8QYyH Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tetra- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tetra-: 21 27 22 30 Disambiguation of 'concrete structure': 4 6 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: stegocephalian Hyponyms: batrachomorph, reptiliomorph

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tetrapod.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tetrapod.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tetrapous"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "četirikrak",
      "sense": "having four limbs or feet",
      "word": "четирикрак"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having four limbs or feet",
      "word": "nelijalkainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having four limbs or feet",
      "word": "tétrapode"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having four limbs or feet",
      "word": "czworonożny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "četveronógij",
      "sense": "having four limbs or feet",
      "word": "четвероно́гий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tetrapod"
}

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