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biped Definition

bi·ped (bī′ped′)

noun

any two-footed animal

Etymology: L bipes: see bi- & -ped

adjective

two-footed

biped Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: One horse reared up to his full height -- the titanic and terrifying height of a horse when he becomes a biped.
  • see: See those other bipeds milling about, the ones you ignore as they serve you no obvious purpose?

Adjective modifier

  • featherless: For example, Plato once defined man as " a featherless biped.