Meaning of TETRAPOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'tetru`pâd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages |
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| | See Also: | | craniate, quadruped, vertebrate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tet"ra*pod\, n. [Gr. ? fourfooted; te`tra- (see
{Tetra-}) + ?, ?, foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as
certain of the butterflies.
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| | Definition: | | Bank protection element, precast of concrete, consisting of four legs joined at a central block, each leg making an angle of 109.5° with the other three, like rays from the center of a tetrahedron to the center of each face. |
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