biped

noun

Definition of bipednext
as in animal
a 2-footed animal Human beings are bipeds.

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Recent Examples of biped The abdominal muscles in bipeds are used to stabilize the body for upright mobility — sitting up, bending, etc. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Humanoid endures freeze Unitree has staged a high-profile demonstration of its G1 humanoid robot’s ability to operate in some of the harshest natural conditions on Earth, sending the biped into the deep freeze of China’s far northwest. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026 Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds. — CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Our biped brings back our hydraulic design with custom liquid valves for a silent android. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for biped
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  1. animal
  2. creature
  3. quadruped
Noun
  • The heat has also caused mass losses of livestock since late May, with more than 493,000 animals having died, including pigs, poultry, and fish, according to South Korean authorities.
    — Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For the most part, that excludes animal fibers like leather and virgin cashmere.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of animal
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  • In a first-of-its-kind comprehensive review published in the journal Primates, anthropologists at the University of Oxford explored various instances of monkeys and apes carrying, grooming, playing, and sometimes actually adopting other creatures.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • Like any living creature, Etna can only speculate about the other shapes that his life might have taken.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of creature
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  • But there will be fewer bodies for those brains to go into, at least in the US, after Washington this week banned new foreign humanoids and quadrupeds.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
  • The ban follows a determination by the administration that allowing the robots — along with doglike quadrupeds or machines on wheels — into the country presents a national security risk.
    — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 28 July 2026
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