Meaning & use

biped

noun·Academic

An animal that walks on two legs rather than four.

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Humans are bipeds, while most other mammals move around on four legs.

The robot was designed as a biped so it could climb stairs like a person.

A note on using this word

Biped can also function loosely as an adjective, as in 'a biped robot,' though 'bipedal' is preferred for that use.

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