BIPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biped mean? 

• BIPED (noun)
  The noun BIPED has 1 sense:

1. an animal with two feet

  Familiarity information: BIPED used as a noun is very rare.

• BIPED (adjective)
  The adjective BIPED has 1 sense:

1. having two feet

  Familiarity information: BIPED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIPED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal with two feet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("biped" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Meronyms (parts of "biped"):

animal leg (the leg of an animal)

Derivation:

biped; bipedal (having two feet)

• BIPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having two feet

Synonyms:

biped; bipedal; two-footed

Antonym:

quadruped (having four feet)

Derivation:

biped (an animal with two feet)