"biped" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪpɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biped.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-biped.wav [US] Forms: bipeds [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedis. Alternatively analyzable as bi- + -ped. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ped-}}, {{bor|en|la|bipēs}} Latin bipēs, {{m|la|bipedis}} bipedis, {{confix|en|bi|ped}} bi- + -ped Head templates: {{en-noun}} biped (plural bipeds)
  1. An animal, being or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs). Derived forms: bipedal, featherless biped Related terms: bipod, quadruped Translations (a two-footed (or two-legged) animal): երկոտանի (erkotani) (Armenian), двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) (Belarusian), dvojnohý (Czech), tweevoeter [masculine] (Dutch), dupiedulo (Esperanto), kaksijalkainen eläin (Finnish), bipède (French), Zweifüßer [masculine] (German), Zweifüßerin [feminine] (German), Zweifüßler [masculine] (German), Zweifüßlerin (German), Zweibeiner [masculine] (German), Zweibeinerin [feminine] (German), Bipede [masculine] (German), kétlábú (Hungarian), dwunożny (Polish), двуно́гий (dvunógij) (Russian), bípedo [masculine] (Spanish), tvåfoting [common-gender] (Swedish), двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) (Ukrainian), telfutaf [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hitelfutaf [masculine] (Volapük), jitelfutaf [feminine] (Volapük), tellögaf [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hitellögaf [masculine] (Volapük), jitellögaf [feminine] (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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