quā^drŭpĕdus

a, um, adj.

quadrupes

I. going on four feet, galloping (postAug.): quadrupedo gradu repentes, Amm. 14, 2, 2: quadripedo cursu, Front. 1, 1.— Absol.: quadrupedo currere, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 2, 1.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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