Meanings
adjectivebipedal (not comparable)
- not comparableWalking on two feet or two legs; biped.
Initial reports indicate the vessel contains a large number of intelligent bipedal aliens in some form of hibernation.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Preliminary report on alien vessel
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Origin
- Englishbiped
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbipedal
From biped + -al. By surface analysis, bi- + -pedal.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali দুপেয়ে, দুপেয়ে
- দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe)having two feet or two legs
- দুপেয়ে (dupeẏe)pertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Bulgarian двукрак
- двукрак (dvukrak)having two feet or two legs
Catalan bípede
- bípedehaving two feet or two legs
Czech dvojnohý
- dvojnohýhaving two feet or two legs
Dutch tweevoetig
- tweevoetighaving two feet or two legs
Finnish kaksijalkainen
- kaksijalkainenhaving two feet or two legs
French bipède
- bipèdehaving two feet or two legs
German zweifüßig, bipedisch
- zweifüßighaving two feet or two legs
- bipedischhaving two feet or two legs
- zweibeinighaving two feet or two legs
Hungarian kétlábú
- kétlábúhaving two feet or two legs
Icelandic tvífættur
- tvífætturhaving two feet or two legs
Indonesian bipedal, bipedal
- bipedalhaving two feet or two legs
- bipedalpertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Latin bipēs
- bipēshaving two feet or two legs
Māori waewae-rua, waewae-rua
- waewae-ruahaving two feet or two legs
- waewae-ruapertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Polish dwunożny, dwunogi
- dwunożnyhaving two feet or two legs
- dwunogihaving two feet or two legs
- dwunożnypertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Russian двуно́гий
- двуно́гий (dvunógij)having two feet or two legs
Spanish bípedo, bípede
- bípedohaving two feet or two legs
- bípedehaving two feet or two legs
- bipedalhaving two feet or two legs
- bípedopertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
- bípedepertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
- bipedalpertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Swedish tvåbent, tvåbent
- tvåbenthaving two feet or two legs
- tvåbentpertaining to a biped or two-legged animal, being
Ukrainian двоно́гий
- двоно́гий (dvonóhyj)having two feet or two legs
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Cite this entry
APA
bipedal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedal
MLA
“bipedal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipedal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedal.
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