Quadrupedia

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See also: quadrupedia

Translingual

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Etymology

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From Latin quadrupedia (“four-legged”); coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1735.

Proper noun

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Quadrupedia

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Animalia – mammals.

Usage notes

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Linnaeus replaced this class with Mammalia in 1758 in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

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