bipedaladj.

/ˈbʌɪpɪdəl/

Etymology: < Latin bipedālem two feet long, < bi- two + pedem (pēs ) foot. The modern senses are derived < biped n.

†1. Two feet long. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > two, etc., feet long or wide

bipedalc1420

footed1568

septipedal1606

twelve-footed1611

septempedal1656

two-foot1664

six-foot1681

fourteen-foot1890

two-foot-wide1891

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. vi. 185 Brik bipedal chaneled bryng on lofte.

2. Having two feet, two-footed, biped; spec. designating a reptile that uses its two hind feet for walking or running; also denoting this method of movement.

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the world > animals > reptiles > [adjective] > bipedal

bipedal1607

bipedaneous1656

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] > having one or two

two-footedc1374

one-footed1440

bipedal1607

two-foot1620

biped1799

uniped1835

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 548 Three kinds of mice, of the which some are called Bipedall or Two-footed.

1760 Life & Adventures of Cat 106 His bipedal fellow-creatures.

1854 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 273/2 Clergymen may still be found..in an easy association with their flocks, quadrupedal and bipedal.

1870 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 p. xlviii These Bird-reptiles or Reptile-birds were more or less completely bipedal.

1896 Nature 27 Feb. 397/1 The absurdly grotesque appearances these lizards presented when progressing in this bipedal fashion.

1898 Nature 10 Feb. 341/2 Several varieties of these bipedal lizards are now on view in the Reptile House.

1907 Proc. Zool. Soc. Feb. 231 The most primitive Dinosaurs are bipedal in their habits.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 17 Oct. 5/1 Having once lost the prize in the overture With his bipedal rival.

3. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a biped.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > two-footed

double-footed1552

bipedal1833

1833 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. (1874) xxi. 371 The bipedal impressions are for the most part trifid.

1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 467 Man is distinguished..by his..bipedal progression.

Derivatives

biˈpedalism n.

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the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > bipedalism

bipedalism1907

1907 Proc. Zool. Soc. Feb. 234 A bipedal animal never could or did develop a patagium without giving up bipedalism.

1969 Times 6 Feb. 10/8 Palaeo~anthropologists still do not know what factors influenced the adoption of bipedalism.

biˈpedally adv.

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the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [adverb] > in a bipedal manner

bipedally1898

1898 Nature 10 Feb. 341/1 The Mexican Iguanoid Lizard..also runs bipedally.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	bipedal
释义	bipedaladj. /ˈbʌɪpɪdəl/ Etymology: < Latin bipedālem two feet long, < bi- two + pedem (pēs ) foot. The modern senses are derived < biped n. †1. Two feet long. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > two, etc., feet long or wide bipedalc1420 footed1568 septipedal1606 twelve-footed1611 septempedal1656 two-foot1664 six-foot1681 fourteen-foot1890 two-foot-wide1891 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. vi. 185 Brik bipedal chaneled bryng on lofte. 2. Having two feet, two-footed, biped; spec. designating a reptile that uses its two hind feet for walking or running; also denoting this method of movement. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > [adjective] > bipedal bipedal1607 bipedaneous1656 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [adjective] > having one or two two-footedc1374 one-footed1440 bipedal1607 two-foot1620 biped1799 uniped1835 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 548 Three kinds of mice, of the which some are called Bipedall or Two-footed. 1760 Life & Adventures of Cat 106 His bipedal fellow-creatures. 1854 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 273/2 Clergymen may still be found..in an easy association with their flocks, quadrupedal and bipedal. 1870 T. H. Huxley in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 26 p. xlviii These Bird-reptiles or Reptile-birds were more or less completely bipedal. 1896 Nature 27 Feb. 397/1 The absurdly grotesque appearances these lizards presented when progressing in this bipedal fashion. 1898 Nature 10 Feb. 341/2 Several varieties of these bipedal lizards are now on view in the Reptile House. 1907 Proc. Zool. Soc. Feb. 231 The most primitive Dinosaurs are bipedal in their habits. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 17 Oct. 5/1 Having once lost the prize in the overture With his bipedal rival. 3. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a biped. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > two-footed double-footed1552 bipedal1833 1833 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. (1874) xxi. 371 The bipedal impressions are for the most part trifid. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 467 Man is distinguished..by his..bipedal progression. Derivatives biˈpedalism n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [noun] > bipedalism bipedalism1907 1907 Proc. Zool. Soc. Feb. 234 A bipedal animal never could or did develop a patagium without giving up bipedalism. 1969 Times 6 Feb. 10/8 Palaeo~anthropologists still do not know what factors influenced the adoption of bipedalism. biˈpedally adv. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [adverb] > in a bipedal manner bipedally1898 1898 Nature 10 Feb. 341/1 The Mexican Iguanoid Lizard..also runs bipedally. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.c1420
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