Standard Lemma guide

two-legged

adj · noun · 2 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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  • /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/
  • /ˈtuːlɛɡd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • two-legged animals two-legged shears

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone or something with two legs, especially human beings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From two + legged.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկոտանի (erkotani) — having two legs
  • Belarusian: двухно́гі (dvuxnóhi) — having two legs
  • Bulgarian: двукра́к (dvukrák) — having two legs
  • Czech: dvounohý — having two legs
  • Dutch: tweebenig — having two legs
  • Finnish: kaksijalkainen — having two legs
  • French: bipède — having two legs
  • Georgian: ორფეხა (orpexa) — having two legs
  • German: zweibeinig — having two legs
  • Greek: δίποδος (dípodos) — having two legs
  • Hungarian: kétlábú — having two legs
  • Hungarian: kétágú — having two legs
  • Hungarian: kétszárú — having two legs
  • Italian: bipede — having two legs
  • Polish: dwunożny — having two legs
  • Russian: двуно́гий (dvunógij) — having two legs
  • Slovak: dvojnohý — having two legs
  • Ukrainian: двоно́гий (dvonóhyj) — having two legs