Qua. - Latin adjective meaning as being.
Quadrate. - Square. - (L. quadratus, square, from quatuor, four.)
Quadri-. - In composition indicates four, i.e. quadrimaculate, with four spots.
Quadricapsular. - Having four capsules. (L. quadri, four, and capsula, a capsule.)
Quadridentate. - Having four teeth. (L. quadri, and dens, a tooth.)
Quadrimaculate. - Possessing four maculæ. (L. quadri and macula, maculæ, a spot.)
Quadripartite. - Divided into four parts to the base. (L. quadri, and pars, a part.) See Partite.
Quadripinnate. - With four feather-like branches, or clefts. (L. quadri, and penna, a feather.)
Quadrivalvate, Quadrivalvula. - Four-valved. (L. quadri, and valvæ, a folding-door.)
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