quadripennate

English

Etymology

From quadri- +‎ pennate.

Adjective

quadripennate (not comparable)

1. (rare) Having four wings.
   • 1975, Zoological Society of London, Journal of zoology, volume 177:

     The quadratus femoris is partly bipennate and partly quadripennate.

   • 1976, D. Lister, Meat animals: growth and productivity:

     The shortest fibres are in the plantaris which has a remarkable quadripennate structure.