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quadrumanous
[ kwo-droo-muh-nuhs ]
adjective
- four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.
quadrumanous
/ kwɒˈdruːmənəs /
adjective
- (of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands
quadrumanous
/ kwŏ-dro̅o̅′mə-nəs /
- Having four feet and using all four feet as hands, as primates other than humans do. The big toes as well as the thumbs of quadrumanous species are opposable.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadrumanous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadrumanous1
C18: from New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand
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Example Sentences
She belongs to the same zoological species that we do, and is neither trimanous nor quadrumanous.
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Many persons possess at least one quadrumanous or embryonic character.
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The strongly convex upper lip frequently seen among the lower classes of the Irish is a modified quadrumanous character.
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It must be borne in mind that the quadrumanous indications are found in the lower classes of the most developed races.
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Behead a narrow piece of woven fabric and leave a quadrumanous animal.
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