quadruped vs flank

quadruped and flank both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quadruped	Yes	Yes	No	No
flank	Yes	No	Yes	No

quadruped (noun)	flank (noun)
an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking	the side between ribs and hipbone
	a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
	the side of military or naval formation
	a subfigure consisting of a side of something

quadruped (adjective)	flank (adjective)
having four feet

quadruped (verb)	flank (verb)
	be located at the sides of something or somebody