as in animal
a 2-footed animal
Human beings are bipeds.
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All that really leaves are the special effects, which are made-for-Imax fine, though this modern rendition of Kong as a very human-ish biped has never looked quite right, a flaw that’s only multiplied.
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The footage shows a large, hairy biped walking across a hillside before squatting in the sagebrush.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2023
Now, of course, Boston Dynamics is the authority in legged robots, with its Atlas biped and Spot quadruped.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2023
Once inside, even the tallest biped will find the rear executive-lounge-style seats of the Maybach to be among the most comfortable this side of airborne First Class.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
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If matching animals is more important for you though, Crystal Palace is nicknamed the Eagles and the team have one as part of their logo.—
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Many animals that are regularly found in yards and gardens give birth to a large number of babies at once.—
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What’s the significance of a little creature like Mr. Bubbles?—
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Per the Miami Herald, the apartment resident narrowly avoided being bitten by the 2-foot-long venomous creature before professionals arrived to remove the reptile.—
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And since Aibo’s debut, the company has sold more than 170,000 of the cute little quadrupeds—a huge number considering their price of several thousand dollars each.—
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This paper contributes to quantifying the notion of robotic fitness by developing a set of necessary conditions that determine whether a small quadruped has the ability to open a class of doors or climb a class of stairs using only quasi-static maneuvers.—
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“Biped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biped. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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