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biped

/ˈbaɪped/noun

उच्चारण बाइपेड

द्विपाद, दो पैरों वाला प्राणी

Advanced wordPYP · asked 3 times

Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CGL Pre 2022SSC Selection Post Phase 13 2025SSC Exams before 2018
noun
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    [C] technical

    any creature with two legs

    द्विपाद, दो पैरों वाला प्राणी

    • Humans and birds are bipeds.
    • A kangaroo hops on two legs, but it is not a true biped like a human being.
    • Humans are the only mammals that are habitual bipeds.
    + 2 more examples
    • Dinosaurs such as the tyrannosaurus were bipeds.
    • A robot can be designed as a biped or a quadruped.

    Opposite quadruped

◇Word family
bipedal adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Antonyms

quadruped

AaSpelling

bi·ped

With -ped (not 'bipad').

अंत में -ped ('bipad' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

Bi- means two, ped means foot (pedal, pedestrian).

Bi- का अर्थ दो, ped का अर्थ पैर (pedal, pedestrian)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: an animal with two feet is a biped; with four a quadruped; with many a centipede or millipede.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दो पैरों वाला प्राणी biped; चार वाला quadruped; बहुत पैरों वाला centipede या millipede।

General knowledge

Science: walking upright on two legs is bipedalism.

विज्ञान में दो पैरों पर सीधे चलना bipedalism है।