noun🔗ShareAny vertebrate with four limbs."Dogs, cats, and humans are all examples of tetrapods because they have four limbs. "animalbiologyorganismanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny vertebrate (such as birds or snakes) that has evolved from early tetrapods; especially any member of the superclass Tetrapoda"The class learned that tetrapods, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds, all share a common ancestor with four limbs. "animalbiologyorganismnaturescienceanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA concrete structure with arms, used to arrest wave energy along the shore in sea defence projects."The beach was protected from erosion by a line of massive tetrapods, interlocking to break the force of the waves. "architecturenauticalenvironmentmaterialstructureoceanenergygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading