bípede

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bipēs, bipedem, derived from bi- (“two”) +‎ pēs (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.pə.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.pe.ðe]

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Adjective

bípede (feminine bípeda, masculine and feminine plural bípedes)

1. bipedal

Derived terms

• bipedisme

See also

• quadrúpede

Further reading

• “bípede”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bípede”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bípede” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “bípede”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bipedem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.pe.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.pe.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.pe.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.pɨ.dɨ/ [ˈbi.pɨ.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: -iped͡ʒi, -ipɨdɨ
• Hyphenation: bí‧pe‧de

Adjective

bípede m or f (plural bípedes, not comparable)

1. bipedal (of animals moving with two limbs)

   Synonym: dípode

Noun

bípede m (plural bípedes)

1. bipedal (an animal that uses two limbs to move)
2. each of a horse's pair of front and back legs

Coordinate terms

• quadrúpede

Related terms

• pé

Further reading

• “bípede”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bípede”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026