biped
Walks on two
A biped is a creature that walks on two legs.
Humans are bipeds, as are birds and certain dinosaurs.
The term appears mainly in scientific or formal contexts: Bipedal locomotion freed the hands for tool use.
As an adjective, bipedal describes two-legged movement or anatomy.
Having a pair of limbs
- erectVertical in position
- postureBody position, alignment
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- gaitLocomotion pattern
locomotion · ambulation · balance · skeleton · spine · pelvis · femur · tibia
Study of human cultures
- hominidBipedal primate family
- humanoidBeing with body like ours
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
culture · language · toolmaking · society · upright · primate · evolution · cognition
Travel on foot
- strideExtended single footstep
- marchRhythmic group walk
- treadSurface that grips ground
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
stroll · saunter · trudge · step · pace · run · sprint · hop
Feathered flying vertebrate
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
- ostrichLargest living bird
- penguinFlightless aquatic southern bird
- emuFlightless Australian bird
theropod · dinosaur · tyrannosaurus · velociraptor · meerkat · jerboa · pangolin · hopping
Spinal column animal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- zoologyStudy of fauna
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
anatomy · physiology · evolutionary biology · paleontology · locomotor · morphology · adaptation · natural selection
two-legged
Having a pair of limbs
gait · locomotion · ambulation · balance · skeleton · spine · pelvis · femur · tibia · heel
anthropology
Study of human cultures
- hominidBipedal primate family
- humanoidBeing with body like ours
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
civilization · culture · language · toolmaking · society · upright · primate · evolution · cognition · opposable thumbs
walk
Travel on foot
amble · stroll · saunter · trudge · step · pace · run · sprint · hop · skip
bird
Feathered flying vertebrate
emu · theropod · dinosaur · tyrannosaurus · velociraptor · meerkat · jerboa · pangolin · hopping · perching
vertebrate
Spinal column animal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- zoologyStudy of fauna
biomechanics · anatomy · physiology · evolutionary biology · paleontology · locomotor · morphology · adaptation · natural selection
- robotsrobot, android, humanoid, droid, automaton
- things with legshuman, dog, cat, horse, cow
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicameral, bicentennial, biennial
- leg countstwo legs, four legs, hexapod, octopod, eight legs
- two-legged creatureshuman, bird, ostrich, emu, chicken
bipedquadruped
Four-limbed walker
tetrapod · four-legged · four-footed · hexapod · octopod
- bipedal robotTwo-legged artificial walker