biped

[ bahy-ped ]

noun

1. a two-footed animal.

adjective

1. having two feet.

biped

/ ˈbaɪpɛd /

noun

1. any animal with two feet

adjective

1. having two feet

biped

/ bī′pĕd′ /

1. An animal having two feet, such as a bird or human.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biped¹

1640–50; < Latin biped- (stem of bipēs ) two-footed. See bi- ¹, -ped

Example Sentences

That’s consistent with a biped spending more time on the ground than in trees to get their food.

From Nautilus

The earliest bipeds on the ground were evolving from things that were upright to begin with in trees.

From Nautilus

Maybe it’s better to say cooperation is a byproduct of being a vulnerable biped.

From Nautilus

We went from quadrupeds to bipeds and it changed the whole mechanics of what we needed.

From Freakonomics

LaValley had come to Disney from Boston Dynamics, where he worked on the first version of its biped robot Atlas.

From TechCrunch

They were elephants, of course, and had been tutored by two biped Russian artists, Alex Melamid and Vitaly Komar.

From The Daily Beast

Movement to know that she was attired in appropriate costume—short frock, biped continuations and a mannish oil-skin hat.

From Project Gutenberg

In short, the biped attitude was much the best suited to its organization and the one it was most likely to assume.

From Project Gutenberg

How far back he may have existed as a man-like biped is another question, which we are not likely soon to solve.

From Project Gutenberg

Was a "man" a biped with certain easily recognized physical characteristics?

From Project Gutenberg

I will merely say, at this time, that the creature referred to is an amphibious biped and inhabits the ocean near this coast.

From Project Gutenberg

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