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bipedal

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bipedal
[bīpē′dəl, -ped′əl]
Etymology: L, bis, twice, pes, foot
capable of locomotion on two feet.

bipedal
adjective Capable of locomotion on 2 feet


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According to a report by BBC News, the remarkably complete skeleton shows that the creature was bipedal but occasionally walked on all four legs.
Before Ardi's discovery, the earliest well-known stage of human evolution was Australopithecus, a small-brained, bipedal "ape man" species that lived between four million and one million years ago.
Before Ardi's discovery, the earliest well-known stage of human evolution was Australopithecus, a small-brained, bipedal "ape man" species that lived between four million and one million years ago.
 
 
 
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