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bi⋅ped

  [bahy-ped] Zoology
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–noun
1. a two-footed animal.
–adjective
2. having two feet.
Origin:
1640–50; < L biped- (s. of bipēs) two-footed. See bi- 1 , -ped
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bi·ped   (bī'pěd')   
n.  An animal with two feet.
adj.   also bi·ped·al (bī-pěd'l)
Having two feet; two-footed.

[Latin bipēs, biped-, two-footed : bi-, two; see bi-1 + pēs, foot; see pedestrian.]
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Word Origin & History

biped 
1646, from L. bipedem "two-footed," from bi- "two" + pedem (nom. pes) "foot" (see foot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·ped
Pronunciation: 'bI-"ped
Function: noun
: a two-footed animal —biped or bi·ped·al /(')bI-'ped-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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