leggedness
Having leg quantity
Leggedness is the quality of having legs, typically specified by number or type: two-leggedness, four-leggedness, long-leggedness.
The word rarely appears alone—it almost always follows a modifier describing what kind of legs something has.
Body's major appendages
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
- feetLower limbs' ends
- pawsAnimal feet
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
claws · flippers · fins · tentacles · tarsi · antennae · mandibles · pseudopods
Having two feet
- quadrupedalWalking on four legs
- hexapodSix-legged arthropod
- octopodCreature with eight appendages
- centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
Travel on foot
- runMove swiftly on foot
- hopSmall, quick jump
- strideExtended single footstep
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
trot · scuttle · scurry · crawl · skitter · bound · prance · amble
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- gracefulnessSmoothness of movement
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- clumsinessLack of physical grace
nimbleness · dexterity · gait · balance · poise · surefootedness · litheness · stability
limbs
Body's major appendages
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
- feetLower limbs' ends
- pawsAnimal feet
hooves · claws · flippers · fins · tentacles · tarsi · antennae · mandibles · pseudopods · stilts
bipedal
Having two feet
- quadrupedalWalking on four legs
- hexapodSix-legged arthropod
- octopodCreature with eight appendages
walk
Travel on foot
gallop · trot · scuttle · scurry · crawl · skitter · bound · prance · amble · sprint
agility
Quickness and ease
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- gracefulnessSmoothness of movement
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
clumsiness · nimbleness · dexterity · gait · balance · poise · surefootedness · litheness · stability · steadiness
femur
Upper leg bone
pelvis · hip · knee · ankle · thigh · calf · shin · heel · ischium · metatarsus