tetrapody

English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ -pody, from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Noun

tetrapody (plural tetrapodies)

1. A set of four metrical feet.

Synonyms

• quaternarius

Coordinate terms

• monopody
• dipody
• tripody
• pentapody
• hexapody
• heptapody
• octapody