Definition of Bipedal

1. Adjective. Having two feet.

Exact synonyms: Biped, Two-footed
Derivative terms: Biped, Biped
Antonyms: Quadruped, Quadrupedal

Definition of Bipedal

1. a. Having two feet; biped.

Definition of Bipedal

1. Adjective. Having two feet or two legs; biped. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to a biped. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bipedal

1. biped [adj] - See also: biped

Medical Definition of Bipedal

1. Capable of locomotion on two feet. (19 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bipedal

bipartisanly
bipartisanship
bipartisanships
bipartison
bipartite
bipartite uterus
bipartitely
bipartition
bipartitions
bipartizan
biparty
bipaschal
bipectinated
biped
bipedal (current term)
bipedalism
bipedalisms
bipedalities
bipedality
bipedally
bipedicle
bipedicle flap
bipedicular
bipeds
bipeltate
bipennate
bipennate muscle
bipennated
bipenniform

Literary usage of Bipedal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1904)
"... i «Mi п. .г bipedal bue). PIG. 245.—The full gallop (3d (ко/. ... bipedal ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"In the origin of the birds we have to imagine, first, a terrestrial stage, in which bipedal was gradually substituted for quadrupedal progression ; it would ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"The tracks fall into three classes—truly bipedal forms; those of bipedal gait and ... The occasionally quadrupedal creatures were as truly bipedal types as ..."

4. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"''While we can safely state that a bipedal animal never could or did develop a patagium without giving up bipedalism, this cannot be said of feather-bearing ..."

5. Indian Tribes of Eastern Peru by William Curtis Farabee (1922)
"Man is essentially terrestrial and wholly bipedal in his habits. ... Man, and man alone, is able to spring in any direction from a bipedal position, and, ..."

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