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biped

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bi·ped  (bpd)
n.
An animal with two feet.
adj. also bi·ped·al (b-pdl)
Having two feet; two-footed.

[Latin bips, biped-, two-footed : bi-, two; see bi-1 + ps, foot; see pedestrian.]

biped [bye-ped]
Noun
any animal with two feet
Adjective
also bipedal
having two feet [bi- + Latin pes foot]

biped  (bpd)
An animal having two feet, such as a bird or human.

bipedal adjective

biped
an animal, as man, having two feet. — bipedal, adj.
See also: Feet and Legs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bipedbiped - an animal with two feet              
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animal leg - the leg of an animal
Adj.1.bipedbiped - having two feet                      
four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal - having four feet
Translations

biped [ˈbaɪpɛd] nbípedo
biped [ˈbaɪpɛd] nZweifüßer m

biped
n biped [ˈbaiped]
an animal with two feet (eg man). tweevoetige dier حَيَوانٌ ذو قَدَمَيْن двуного животно dvounožec tobenet væsen der Zweifüßler δίποδο bípedo kahejalgne جاندار دو پا kaksijalkainen bipède בַּעַל חָיִים דוּ-רַגְלִי दोपाया dvonožac kétlábú binatang berkaki dua tvífætla bipede 二足動物 두발 짐승 dvikojis divkājains dzīvnieks berkaki dua tweevoeter tobeint dyr dwunożny bípede biped двуногое животное dvojnožec dvonožec dvonogo biće tvåfotat djur สัตว์ที่มีเท้า 2 ข้าง iki ayaklı hayvan 二足動物 двонога тварина دو پیروں والا جانور động vật hai chân


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The term 'slave,' if defined as related, not to a master, but to a man, or a biped, or anything of that sort, is not reciprocally connected with that in relation to which it is defined, for the statement is not exact.
--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
In fact, I believe that the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.
 
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