biped
[bahy-ped]Zoology
- a two-footed animal.
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- having two feet.
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Origin of biped
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Related Words for biped
personal, animal, mortal, body, life, character, individual, child, creature, humanoid, anthropoid, biped, hominid, hominoid, being, soul, personage, wight, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphousExamples from the Web for biped
Contemporary Examples of biped
They were elephants, of course, and had been tutored by two biped Russian artists, Alex Melamid and Vitaly Komar.
Historical Examples of biped
As it is, the quadruped will disappear before the biped native.
By this time everyone must know that woman, like man, is a biped.
The ArenaVarious
He wondered that Dr. Amboyne should have tacked this biped on to him.
Put Yourself in His PlaceCharles Reade
What difference to the vampire, whether its victim be a biped or quadruped?
The Forest ExilesMayne Reid
His eye is to take in fish, flower, and bird, quadruped and biped.
Excursions and PoemsHenry David Thoreau
biped
- any animal with two feet
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- having two feet
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Word Origin and History for biped
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biped
[bī′pĕd′]
- An animal having two feet, such as a bird or human.
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