biped

An adjective describing an animal that walks on two legs.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das ein Lebewesen bezeichnet, das sich auf zwei Beinen fortbewegt oder zwei Füße hat.

1. Having two feet B2 formal

   Describes an animal or creature that walks on two legs.

   • Humans are biped creatures.
   • The biped dinosaur left distinctive footprints.
   • Biped locomotion is a key characteristic of early hominids.

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   Synonyme: bipedaltwo-footed

   Antonyme: quadruped

• more biped comparative form
• most biped superlative form

A noun referring to an animal that walks on two feet.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Lebewesen bezeichnet, das sich auf zwei Beinen fortbewegt, insbesondere ein Tier oder Mensch.

1. Two-footed animal B2 formal

   An animal that walks on two legs.

   • Humans are the most common bipeds on Earth.
   • The ostrich is a large, flightless biped.
   • Many dinosaurs were bipeds, walking on their hind legs.

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   Antonyme: quadruped

• bipeds plural form
• bipeds' possessive plural form
• biped's possessive singular form