/ ˌbaɪˈpiːdl; NAmE ; NAmE also -ˈpedl/ adjective
( technical ) ( of animals ) using only two legs for walking
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin bipes , biped- (from bi- having two + pes , ped- foot) + -al .
/ ˌbaɪˈpiːdl; NAmE ; NAmE also -ˈpedl/ adjective
( technical ) ( of animals ) using only two legs for walking
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin bipes , biped- (from bi- having two + pes , ped- foot) + -al .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005