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bipedal

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/ most common
  • uncommon: /ˌbaɪˈpɛdəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛdəl
  • rhymes with -iːdəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Walking on two feet or two legs; biped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to a biped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • bipedal locomotion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having two feet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biped, two-footed

Antonyms: quadrupedal

History

Etymology

From biped + -al.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ikiayaqlı — having two feet or two legs
  • Belarusian: двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) — having two feet or two legs
  • Bengali: দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe) — having two feet or two legs
  • Bulgarian: двукрак (dvukrak) — having two feet or two legs
  • Catalan: bípede — having two feet or two legs
  • Czech: dvojnohý — having two feet or two legs
  • Finnish: kaksijalkainen — having two feet or two legs
  • French: bipède — having two feet or two legs
  • German: zweifüßig — having two feet or two legs
  • German: bipedisch — having two feet or two legs
  • German: zweibeinig — having two feet or two legs
  • Hungarian: kétlábú — having two feet or two legs
  • Icelandic: tvífættur — having two feet or two legs
  • Indonesian: bipedal — having two feet or two legs
  • Latin: bipēs — having two feet or two legs
  • Manx: daa-chassagh — having two feet or two legs
  • Manx: daa-choshagh — having two feet or two legs
  • Māori: waewae-rua — having two feet or two legs
  • Old English: twifēte — having two feet or two legs
  • Polish: dwunożny — having two feet or two legs
  • Polish: dwunogi — having two feet or two legs
  • Russian: двуно́гий (dvunógij) — having two feet or two legs
  • Spanish: bipedal — having two feet or two legs
  • Swedish: tvåbent — having two feet or two legs
  • Ukrainian: двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) — having two feet or two legs
  • Volapük: telfutik — having two feet or two legs
  • Volapük: follögik — having two feet or two legs
  • Azerbaijani: ikiayaqlı — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Bengali: দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe) — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Indonesian: bipedal — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Māori: waewae-rua — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Polish: dwunożny — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Spanish: bipedal — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Swedish: tvåbent — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: telfutafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: hitelfutafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: jitelfutafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: follögafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: hifollögafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
  • Volapük: jifollögafik — pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being