bipedalism
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bipedalism — [bī ped′ l iz΄əm] n. the condition of having only two feet or of using two feet for locomotion … English World dictionary
Bipedalism — Bipedality redirects here. For the film, see Bipedality (film). An ostrich, one of the fastest of living bipeds … Wikipedia
bipedalism — noun the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet bipedalism made the human form of birth possible • Hypernyms: ↑bodily property * * * /buy ped l iz euhm/, n. the condition of being two footed or of using two feet for standing and… … Useful english dictionary
bipedalism — noun Date: 1907 the condition of having two feet or of using only two feet for locomotion … New Collegiate Dictionary
bipedalism — /buy ped l iz euhm/, n. the condition of being two footed or of using two feet for standing and walking. Also, bipedality /buy pi dal i tee/. [1905 10; BIPEDAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
bipedalism — noun The habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal … Wiktionary
bipedalism — bi·ped·al·ism … English syllables
bipedalism — bi•ped•al•ism [[t]baɪˈpɛd lˌɪz əm[/t]] also bi•pe•dal•i•ty [[t]ˌbaɪ pɪˈdæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. anat. the condition of being two footed or of using two feet for locomotion • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
Human skeletal changes due to bipedalism — The evolution of bipedalism approximately four million years agocite book |author=Kondō, Shirō |title=Primate morphophysiology, locomotor analyses, and human bipedalism |publisher=University of Tokyo Press |location=Tokyo |year=1985 |pages= |isbn … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium