"two-legged" meaning in English

See two-legged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/ [adjective], /ˈtuːlɛɡd/ [adjective], /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-two-legged.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-two-legged2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From two + legged. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|two|legged}} two + legged Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} two-legged (not comparable)
  1. Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having two legs): երկոտանի (erkotani) (Armenian), двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) (Belarusian), двукра́к (dvukrák) (Bulgarian), dvounohý (Czech), tweebenig (Dutch), kaksijalkainen (Finnish), bipède (French), ორფეხა (orpexa) (Georgian), zweibeinig (German), δίποδος (dípodos) (Greek), kétlábú (Hungarian), kétágú (Hungarian), kétszárú (Hungarian), bipede (Italian), dwunożny (Polish), двуно́гий (dvunógij) (Russian), dvojnohý (Slovak), двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-two-legged-en-adj-DAsq2QKR

Noun

IPA: /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/ [adjective], /ˈtuːlɛɡd/ [adjective], /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-two-legged.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-two-legged2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: two-leggeds [plural]
Etymology: From two + legged. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|two|legged}} two + legged Head templates: {{en-noun}} two-legged (plural two-leggeds)
  1. Someone or something with two legs, especially human beings. Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-two-legged-en-noun-f~guSDkt Disambiguation of Two: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed: 39 61

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/af/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-two-legged2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-two-legged2.wav.ogg",
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}

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