A triped is any species that moves on three limbs.
Tripedal species include Edosians and Species 8472. (TAS: "The Practical Joker"; VOY: "Scorpion")
On the day that a USS Cerritos away team visited Mudds in 2381, jippers were half-price for tripeds. (LD: "The Inner Fight")
| Multi-legged creatures |
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| Biped • Triped • Quadruped • Hexapod |
Real-world tripedalism is rare, in contrast to the common bipedalism of two-legged animals and quadrupedalism of four-legged animals.