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Moped vs Quadruped - What's the difference?

moped | quadruped |

As nouns the difference between moped and quadruped

is that moped is a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit while quadruped is a four-footed or four-legged animal.

As a verb moped

is past tense of mope.

As an adjective moped

is melancholy, dejected.

moped

English

Etymology 1

From .

Verb

(head)
  • (mope)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Melancholy, dejected.
  • * , I.iii.1.2:
    • it so far troubles them, that they become quite moped many times, and so disheartened, dejected, they dare not come abroad […].

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) moped.

    Alternative forms

    * mo-ped

    Noun

    (wikipedia moped) (en noun)
  • A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.
    • See also
    * (l) English heteronyms English terms with multiple etymologies ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

  • a (l)
    • ----

    quadruped

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a four-footed or four-legged animal
  • a mammal ambulating on all fours

    • Derived terms

    * quadrupedal

    See also

    * biped * tetrapod * Tetrapoda