biped

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪpɛd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaɪpɛd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī′ped)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bi•ped /ˈbaɪpɛd/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Zoologya two-footed animal:Humans and some monkeys are bipeds.

adj. 
  1. ZoologyAlso, biˈped•al. having two feet.
See -ped-1.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bi•ped  (bī′ped),USA pronunciation [Zool.]
n. 
  1. Zoologya two-footed animal.

adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving two feet.
  • Latin biped- (stem of bipēs) two-footed. See bi-1, -ped
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
biped / ˈbaɪpɛd/
  1. any animal with two feet
also: bipedal / baɪˈpiːdəl -ˈpɛdəl/
  1. having two feet
'biped' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bipedal - leg

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