biped

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('pĕd') pronunciation
n.
An animal with two feet.

adj. also bi·ped·al (bī-pĕd'l)
Having two feet; two-footed.

[Latin bipēs, biped-, two-footed : bi-, two; see bi-1 + pēs, foot; see pedestrian.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - An animal with two feet adj. - Having two feet.

Tutor's tip: A "biped" is a two-footed animal, while a "bipod" is a two-legged stand.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tofodet dyr
adj. - tofodet

Nederlands (Dutch)
tweevoetige (dier)

Français (French)
n. - bipède
adj. - bipède

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bipede, Zweifüßer
adj. - zweifüßig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δίποδο

Italiano (Italian)
bipede

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bípede (m)

Русский (Russian)
двуногое

Español (Spanish)
n. - bípedo, animal bípedo
adj. - bípedo, que se sostiene en dos pies

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tvåfotad djur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
两足动物, 两足的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 兩足動物
adj. - 兩足的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 두발 짐승
adj. - 두발의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 二足動物, 一対の二本足
adj. - 二足を有する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حيوان ذو قدمين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הולך על שתיים‬
adj. - ‮דו-רגלי‬


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