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quadrilateral

/ˌkwɑdɹəˈlætəɹəl/

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What does quadrilateral mean?

noun

  1. A polygon with four sides.
  2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.

adjective

  1. Having four sides.

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/ˌkwɑdɹəˈlætəɹəl/

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The thoracic and abdominal ganglia are gathered into a single nervous mass, situated within the quadrilateral bounded by the four hinder legs, which legs are very near the head.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
If the point explored be found suitable, the insect hoists itself on tiptoe so as to give full scope to the play of its mechanism; it brings the tip of the belly a little forward; and the entire ovipositor--inoculating-needle and scabbard--stands perpendicular to the cocoon, in the center of the quadrilateral described by the four hind legs, an eminently favorable position for obtaining the maximum effect.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422