Quadrupedalism

The Monarch is a quadruped, but a hexapod. Arrow points to the miniature front leg not used for locomotion
The zebra is a quadruped.

Quadrupedalism is a form of locomotion where animals have four legs are used to bear weight and move around. An animal or machine that usually maintains a four-legged posture and moves using all four legs is said to be a quadruped (from Latin quattuor for "four", and pes, pedis for "foot"). Quadruped animals are found among both vertebrates and invertebrates.


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