"bipedal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From biped + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|biped|-al}} biped + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bipedal (not comparable)
  1. Having two feet or two legs; biped. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having two feet or two legs): двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) (Belarusian), দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe) (Bengali), двукрак (dvukrak) (Bulgarian), bípede (Catalan), dvojnohý (Czech), kaksijalkainen (Finnish), bipède (French), zweifüßig (German), bipedisch (German), zweibeinig (German), kétlábú (Hungarian), tvífættur (Icelandic), bipēs (Latin), daa-chassagh (Manx), daa-choshagh (Manx), waewae-rua (Maori), twifēte (Old English), dwunożny (Polish), dwunogi (Polish), двуно́гий (dvunógij) (Russian), bipedal (Spanish), tvåbent (Swedish), двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) (Ukrainian), telfutik (Volapük), follögik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-bipedal-en-adj-K9ajED6y Disambiguation of 'having two feet or two legs': 100 0
  2. Pertaining to a biped. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being): দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe) (Bengali), waewae-rua (Maori), bipedal (Spanish), tvåbent (Swedish), telfutafik [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hitelfutafik [masculine] (Volapük), jitelfutafik [feminine] (Volapük), follögafik [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hifollögafik [masculine] (Volapük), jifollögafik [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-bipedal-en-adj-ak6HYWD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: two-footed, two-legged Derived forms: bipedality, bipedalism, bipedally, nonbipedal, semibipedal Related terms: quadruped, quadrupedal Coordinate_terms: orthograde, upright

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