Phrase guide

featherless biped

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɛðələs ˈbaɪpɛd/
  • General-American: /ˌfɛðəɹləs ˈbaɪˌpɛd/
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noun

Meaning 1

A human being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naked ape

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the dialogue The Statesman by Plato (427–347 B.C.E.): “λέγω δὴ δεῖν τότε εὐθὺς τὸ πεζὸν τῷ δίποδι πρὸς τὸ τετράπουν γένος διανεῖμαι, κατιδόντα δὲ τἀνθρώπινον ἔτι μόνῳ τῷ πτηνῷ συνειληχὸς τὴν δίποδα ἀγέλην πάλιν τῷ ψιλῷ καὶ τῷ πτεροφυεῖ τέμνειν, [...] [I say, then, that we ought at that time to have divided walking animals immediately into biped and quadruped, then seeing that the human race falls into the same division with the feathered creatures and no others, we must again divide the biped class into featherless and feathered, [...]]”.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無毛二足生物 /无毛二足生物 (wúmáo èrzú shēngwù) — human being — see also human being
  • Polish: istota dwunożna bez piór — human being — see also human being