quadrupedally

English

Etymology

quadrupedal +‎ -ly

Adverb

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.

Related terms

• quadrupedal

Translations

in the manner of a quadruped

• German: vierfüßig, quadrupedisch, vierbeinig
• Volapük: folfutiko, follögiko