Etymology

biped

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Today it means: An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs). Full definition →

Latin bipēs
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombipēs
  2. English todaybiped

Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedis. Alternatively analyzable as bi- + -ped.

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