adj
Meaning 1
Having four legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
four-legged
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/fɔː(ɹ)ˈlɛɡɪd/
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/ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɛɡd/
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rhymes with (noun) -ɛɡɪd
noun
Meaning 2
An animal that walks on four legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An intersection where two roads cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From four + legged.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: չորքոտանի (čʻorkʻotani) — having four legs
- Belarusian: чатырохно́гі (čatyroxnóhi) — having four legs
- Danish: firbenet — having four legs
- Dutch: vierbenig — having four legs
- Dutch: vierpotig — having four legs
- Finnish: nelijalkainen — having four legs
- Galician: cuadrúpede — having four legs
- Georgian: ოთხფეხა (otxpexa) — having four legs
- German: vierbeinig — having four legs
- German: vierfüßig — having four legs
- Gujarati: ચોપગું (copgũ) — having four legs
- Latin: quadrupēs — having four legs
- Lithuanian: keturkojis — having four legs
- Lithuanian: keturkojė — having four legs
- Polish: czteronogi — having four legs
- Polish: czteronożny — having four legs
- Polish: czworonogi — having four legs
- Polish: czworonożny — having four legs
- Portuguese: quadrúpede — having four legs
- Russian: четвероно́гий (četveronógij) — having four legs
- Slovak: štvornohý — having four legs
- Ukrainian: четвероно́гий (četveronóhyj) — having four legs
Real reading context