† quadrupedianadj.
Obsolete.
Of a sign of the zodiac: representing a four-footed animal. Cf. quadrupedal sign n. at quadrupedal adj. and n. Compounds.
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quadrupedian1647
quadrupedal1660
quadrupedial1663
four-footeda1682
quadrupedan1800
tetrapodous1831
quadrupeda1835
1647 App. Almanak for 1386 74 Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius, and Capricorn, are called bestial or quadrupedian signes, having representation of four-footed creatures.
1790 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Astrol. (new ed.) i. 97 There are signs called quadrupedian, or four-footed.., because those creatures from whence they are named have four feet.
1828 ‘Raphael’ Man. Astrol. 68 Capricorn is a cold, earthy, melancholy, arid, nocturnal, southern, obeying, moveable, cardinal, quadrupedian, changeable sign.
1849 H. Christmas Cradle of Twin Giants iv. 44 Aries..the first sign of the zodiac, is a..quadrupedian sign.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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