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View synonyms for bipedal

bipedal

[ bahy-ped-l, -pi-dl, bahy-ped-l ]

adjective



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  • bi·pedal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bipedal1

1600–10; bi- 1 + pedal (adj.)

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Example Sentences

There is some evidence, at the outset, that Henry is a man and not some sort of bipedal drone.

On the ground these lizards have a rather awkward bipedal gait that is much slower than in Basiliscus vittatus.

He might read a lesson to many a two-legged prig, were the bipedal nincompoop capable of learning it.

This suborder includes the most specialised of the Dinosaurs, certain of which resemble the Theropoda in being bipedal.

The anterior limbs are much shorter than the posterior, pointing to a bipedal method of progression.

Here are reptiles with bat-like wings, and others with bird-like pelves and legs adapted for bipedal locomotion.

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