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biped

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbaɪpɛd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

having two feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bipedal, two-footed

Antonyms: quadruped

3

noun

Meaning 3

an animal with two feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedis. Alternatively analyzable as bi- + -ped.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկոտանի (erkotani) — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Belarusian: двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Czech: dvojnohý — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Dutch: tweevoeter — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Esperanto: dupiedulo — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Finnish: kaksijalkainen eläin — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • French: bipède — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweifüßer — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweifüßerin — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweifüßler — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweifüßlerin — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweibeiner — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Zweibeinerin — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • German: Bipede — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Hungarian: kétlábú — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Indonesian: biped — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Persian: دوپا (dopā) — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Polish: dwunożny — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Russian: двуно́гий (dvunógij) — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Spanish: bípedo — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Swedish: tvåfoting — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Ukrainian: двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: telfutaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: hitelfutaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: jitelfutaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: tellögaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: hitellögaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal
  • Volapük: jitellögaf — a two-footed (or two-legged) animal