quā^drŭ-pĕdans
antis
I.
Going on four feet, galloping (poet. and postAug.): canterius, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 34: equo juxta quadrupedante, Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 182: sonitus, Verg. A. 8, 596.—
II.
Subst., a galloping horse, a steed, courser (poet.): quadrupedantum Pectora, Verg. A. 11, 614.