biped

bi·ped (b

)

An animal with two feet.

adj. also bi·ped·al (b

-p

Having two feet; two-footed.

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

biped [ˈbaɪpɛd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any animal with two feet

adj also bipedal [baɪˈpiːd^əl -ˈpɛd^əl]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having two feet

biped (b

)

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

Noun	1.	biped - 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.	biped - having two feet bipedal, two-footed four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal - having four feet

Translations

biped [ˈbaɪped] N → bípedo m

biped [ˈbaɪpɛd] n → bipède m

biped [ˈbaɪpɛd] n → bipede 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 두 발 동물 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 二足动物

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animal leg
Bi
Bipedal
feathered
Featherless
Feet and Legs
fledgeless
Plucked
quadruped
Quadrupedal
two-footed
unfeathered
unfledged
unvaned
walk
walk on air
walk out
walk over
walk through

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.

The Categories by Aristotle View in context

--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.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

In fact, I believe that the best definition of man is the ungrateful biped.

Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

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