as in animal
a 2-footed animal
Human beings are bipeds.
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Recent Examples of biped
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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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biped
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The second and third day of the festival both kick off with a lengthy snorkeling session that’s carefully planned to ensure manta ray sightings, while a dedicated Manta Research Trip provides an opportunity for guests to experience the animals from a more scientific perspective.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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For those unable to make it to Washington, the Giant Panda Cam, a feed of 40 cameras spread out across the animals’ habitat, will broadcast live between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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Read Next California Hundreds of sea creatures leap from California waters.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
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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.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2017
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“Biped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biped. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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