biotome (biotom)

[ turned obliquely outward, giving the whole organ a feather-like appearance, as in many moths. This form is often called pectinate; but this word is properly used where the proce es are on one side of the joint only. biped (bi'ped), a. and n. [L. bipes ( biped- ) (= Gr. δίπους ( διποδ- ): see dipody ), two-footed, An helple , naked, biped beast. Byrom , An Epistle. 2. In herpet ., having hind limbs only. II. n. An animal having two feet, as man. bipedal (bi'ped-al), a . [L. bipedal is , measuring two feet, bi- , two-, + pes ( ped- ), foot. Cf. biped.] 1. Of or pertaining to a biped; having or walking upon two feet. The erect or bipedal mode of progre ion. E. D. Cope , Origin of the Fittest, p. 335. 21. Measuring two feet in length. bipedality (bi-pē-dal'i-ti), n. [ bipedal +-ity.] The quality of being two-footed. Bipeltata (bī In bot . , having two ovules. bipaleolate (bī-pāʻle-o-lāt), a . [ bi -2 + paleo late .] Having two paleolæ or diminutive scales (lodicules), as the flowers of some gra es. bipalmate (bi-pal'mat), a. [ bi -2 + palmate .] In bot . , doubly or subordinately palmate. biparietal (bi-pā-ri'e-tal), a . [ bi -2 + parietal .] Pertaining to both parietal bones. - Biparietal diameter, the diameter of the skull from one parietal eminence to the other.