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Biped Noun Bi From  Bi·Ped  Latin  Ped Pes

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
bi·ped
 \\ˈbī-ˌped\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin biped-, bipes, from bi- + ped-, pes foot — more at 
foot
 DATE  1646
: a two-footed animal
• bi·ped·al  \\(ˌ)bī-ˈpe-dəl\\ adjective
• bi·ped·al·ly  \\-ē\\ adverb
English Etymology
biped
  "animal with two feet," 1640s, from L. bipedem (nom. bipes) "two-footed," from bi- "two" + pedem (nom. pes) "foot" (see foot).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
biped
biped 5baiped / noun   (technical 术语) any creature with ten feet
   两足动物
 compare 
quadruped
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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diagonal biped

bi·ped
I. \ˈbīˌped sometimes -_pə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Latin biped-, bipes, from bi- bi- (I) + ped-, pes foot — more at 
foot

: two-footed
II. \-ˌped\ noun
(-s)
1. : a two-footed animal (as man)
2. : any two of the legs of a horse or other quadruped — called also according to the legs involved anterior biped, diagonal biped, lateral biped, posterior biped

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