bipedalism
noun
bi·ped·al·ism
(ˌ)bī-ˈpe-dᵊl-ˌi-zəm 
: the condition of having two feet or of using only two feet for locomotion
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Study authors Andrew Rowe and Emily Rayfield wanted to know how bipedalism influenced skull biomechanics and feeding techniques.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
But the road to bipedalism had to be a tough transition.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The latest study, published in the journal Science, provides the first evidence of Pleistocene hominins displaying different styles of bipedalism on the same footprint surface.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
There was debate as to which came first: upright walking or higher cognition, with the dominant view being that the evolution of the human brain preceded the development of bipedalism.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
But the road to bipedalism had to be a tough transition.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The latest study, published in the journal Science, provides the first evidence of Pleistocene hominins displaying different styles of bipedalism on the same footprint surface.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
There was debate as to which came first: upright walking or higher cognition, with the dominant view being that the evolution of the human brain preceded the development of bipedalism.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for bipedalism
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“Bipedalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipedalism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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