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Aard-wolf
noun · 78% connection
A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
All fours
unknown · 78% connection
All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Analogue
noun · 78% connection
An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Aoudad
noun · 78% connection
An African sheeplike quadruped (the Ammotragus tragelaphus) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs. It is, perhaps, the chamoi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Ass
noun · 78% connection
A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or dome…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Aye-aye
noun · 78% connection
A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long finger…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Babirussa
noun · 78% connection
A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, / Porcus, babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teet…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Badger
noun · 78% connection
A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Ballotade
verb · 78% connection
A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Bison
noun · 78% connection
The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Bondar
noun · 78% connection
A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Brute
noun · 78% connection
An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human; esp. a quadruped; a beast.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Bull
noun · 78% connection
The male of any species of cattle (Bovidae); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Caravan
noun · 78% connection
A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Cord
noun · 78% connection
A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four fee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Cougar
noun · 78% connection
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Dasyure
noun · 78% connection
A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
Dog
noun · 78% connection
A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: four, feet, quadruped, beasts.
