bipedal
/'baiped/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having two feet: Describes an animal or creature that uses two legs for walking or moving.
Usage
- The word "bipedal" is used to classify animals, including humans, based on their primary mode of locomotion. It is a formal, scientific term often used in biology, zoology, and anthropology.
Examples
- Adjective:
- Humans are bipedal creatures.
- The discovery of bipedal dinosaur fossils changed our understanding of their evolution.
- Birds like ostriches are primarily bipedal.
Advanced Usage
- "Obligately bipedal": Refers to a species that walks exclusively on two legs and cannot move effectively in any other way.
- Humans are obligately bipedal.
- "Facultatively bipedal": Describes a species that can walk on two legs but also commonly uses other forms of locomotion, like using their arms.
- Some primates, like chimpanzees, are facultatively bipedal.
Variants and Related Words
- Biped (noun): An animal that has two feet.
- The kangaroo is a biped when it hops.
- Bipedalism (noun): The condition of using two legs for walking.
- The evolution of bipedalism was a key step in human development.
Synonyms
- Two-footed: Having two feet (a more common, less technical synonym).
- Biped: When used as an adjective in some contexts (e.g., biped locomotion).
Antonyms
- Quadrupedal: Having four feet.
- Multipedal: Having many feet.
Adjective
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having two feet
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