what are quadruped and biped
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A biped is an animal with two feet.
The word quadruped is "adopted from Latin quadrupēs, -ped-is, four-footed, a four-footed beast, from quadru- + pēs foot." (from the OED)
A quadruped is "An animal which has four feet. (Usually confined to mammals, and excluding four-footed reptiles.) " From the OED.
The word quadruped is also applied specifically to the horse.
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