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Noun: tetrapod  'te-tru,pód
  1. A vertebrate animal having four feet, legs or leglike appendages
    "Frogs are tetrapods that undergo a dramatic metamorphosis from aquatic tadpoles"

Derived forms: tetrapods

Type of: craniate, vertebrate

Encyclopedia: Tetrapod