bipedal

American  

[bahy-ped-l, -pi-dl, bahy-ped-l] / ˈbaɪˌpɛd l, -pɪ dl, baɪˈpɛd l /

adjective

1. biped.

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Other Word Forms

• bipedally adverb

Etymology

Origin of bipedal

1600–10; bi- ¹ + pedal (adj.)

Example Sentences

By looking at chimps, which along with bonobos are humans' closest living relatives, perhaps we "can help confirm some of the hypotheses about how those really early hominins, or bipedal apes, behaved", Pruetz said.

From Barron's

The key lies in a skeletal feature previously seen only in bipedal members of the human lineage.

From Science Daily

Humanoids have an obvious appeal: bipedal, with flexible joints, robots like Optimus are designed to function more easily in spaces meant for humans.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Full bipedal humanoids are the Newtons of our times,” Dogrusoz said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coprolites attributed to the archosaur Smok—a fearsome 5-meter-long bipedal predator with serrated teeth and powerful jaws—contained the crushed bones and teeth of its prey.

From Science Magazine

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