biped

[ bahy-ped ]

/ ˈbaɪ pɛd /

Zoology

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noun

a two-footed animal.

adjective

having two feet.

Origin of biped

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

Words nearby biped

biparous, bipartisan, bipartite, biparty, bipectinate, biped, bipedal, bipedalism, bipennate, bipenniform, bipetalous

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Example sentences from the Web for biped

They were elephants, of course, and had been tutored by two biped Russian artists, Alex Melamid and Vitaly Komar.
The Secret Language of Elephants|Bob Simon|December 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The inevitableness of Home Rule resides in the fact that it is, as one might say, a biped among ideas.
The Open Secret of Ireland|T. M. Kettle
The serenade, if not the banquet, was in honor of the whole party, biped and quadruped.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
He knew that Those Others were biped, quasi-human in form, closer in physical appearance to the colonists than to the mermen.
Star Born|Andre Norton

Biped is a genus with reference to man and bird, but a species with respect to the superior genus, animal.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
Nothing was being done on the farm but what common care for the living, biped and quadruped, rendered necessary.
The Making of William Edwards|Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks

British Dictionary definitions for biped

biped

/ (ˈbaɪpɛd) /

noun

any animal with two feet

adjective Also: bipedal (baɪˈpiːdəl, -ˈpɛdəl)

having two feet

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Scientific definitions for biped

biped

[ bī′pĕd′ ]

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

Other words from biped

bipedal adjective

单词	biped
释义	biped [ bahy-ped ] / ˈbaɪ pɛd / Zoology SEE SYNONYMS FOR biped ON THESAURUS.COM noun a two-footed animal. adjective having two feet. Origin of biped 1640–50; <Latin biped- (stem of bipēs) two-footed. See bi-¹, -ped Words nearby biped biparous, bipartisan, bipartite, biparty, bipectinate, biped, bipedal, bipedalism, bipennate, bipenniform, bipetalous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for biped They were elephants, of course, and had been tutored by two biped Russian artists, Alex Melamid and Vitaly Komar. The Secret Language of Elephants\|Bob Simon\|December 31, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The inevitableness of Home Rule resides in the fact that it is, as one might say, a biped among ideas. The Open Secret of Ireland\|T. M. Kettle The serenade, if not the banquet, was in honor of the whole party, biped and quadruped. On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck\|R. Pitcher Woodward He knew that Those Others were biped, quasi-human in form, closer in physical appearance to the colonists than to the mermen. Star Born\|Andre Norton Biped is a genus with reference to man and bird, but a species with respect to the superior genus, animal. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive\|John Stuart Mill Nothing was being done on the farm but what common care for the living, biped and quadruped, rendered necessary. The Making of William Edwards\|Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks British Dictionary definitions for biped biped / (ˈbaɪpɛd) / noun any animal with two feet adjective Also: bipedal (baɪˈpiːdəl, -ˈpɛdəl) having two feet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to biped personal, animal, mortal, body, life, character, individual, child, creature, humanoid, anthropoid, hominid, hominoid, being, soul, personage, wight, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, civilized Scientific definitions for biped biped [ bī′pĕd′ ] An animal having two feet, such as a bird or human. Other words from biped bipedal adjective The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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biped

noun

adjective

Origin of biped

Words nearby biped

Example sentences from the Web for biped

British Dictionary definitions for biped

noun

adjective Also: bipedal (baɪˈpiːdəl, -ˈpɛdəl)

Words related to biped

Scientific definitions for biped

Other words from biped