quadrupedally

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quadrupedal +‎ -ly

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quadrupedally (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
    • 1962, R. C. Snyder, “Adaptations for Bipedal Locomotion of Lizards”, in American Zoologist, volume 2, number 2, page 192:
      The basic pattern of limb action in quadrupedally running lizards is the trot, in which body support is maintained by diagonally opposite limbs.

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