Meanings
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Origin
- Englishbiped
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbipedal
- Englishbipedalism
From bipedal + -ism. By surface analysis, bi- + -pedalism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bipedisme
- bipedismehabit of standing and walking on two feet
French bipédie
- bipédiehabit of standing and walking on two feet
Hindi द्विपदत्व
- द्विपदत्व (dvipadatva)habit of standing and walking on two feet
Hungarian kétlábúság, bipedalizmus
- kétlábúsághabit of standing and walking on two feet
- bipedalizmushabit of standing and walking on two feet
Korean 이족보행
- 이족보행 (ijokbohaeng)habit of standing and walking on two feet
Polish dwunożność
- dwunożnośćhabit of standing and walking on two feet
Portuguese bipedismo
- bipedismohabit of standing and walking on two feet
Spanish bipedalismo, bipedación
- bipedalismohabit of standing and walking on two feet
- bipedaciónhabit of standing and walking on two feet
- bipedestaciónhabit of standing and walking on two feet
- ortogradismohabit of standing and walking on two feet
- bipedismohabit of standing and walking on two feet
Swedish tvåfoting, bipedalism
- tvåfotinghabit of standing and walking on two feet
- bipedalismhabit of standing and walking on two feet
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Cite this entry
APA
bipedalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedalism
MLA
“bipedalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipedalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipedalism.
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