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Adapted for walking only on four legs, with no ability to walk on two; for example, the hippopotamus.See Also: facultative quadruped, obligate biped
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obligate biped — noun Adapted for walking only on two legs, with no ability to walk on four; for example, birds. See Also: facultative biped, obligate quadruped … Wiktionary
facultative quadruped — noun Adapted primary for walking on four legs, but able to walk on two legs. See Also: facultative biped, obligate quadruped … Wiktionary
Bipedalism — Bipedality redirects here. For the film, see Bipedality (film). An ostrich, one of the fastest of living bipeds … Wikipedia
facultative biped — noun Adapted primary for walking on two legs, but able to walk on four legs. See Also: facultative quadruped, obligate biped … Wiktionary
