quadrumanous

[ kwo-droo-muh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.

quadrumanous

/ kwɒˈdruːmənəs /

adjective

1. (of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands

quadrumanous

/ kwŏ-dro̅o̅′mə-nəs /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrumanous¹

1690–1700; < New Latin quadrumanus, equivalent to Latin quadru- quadru- + -manus, adj. derivative of manus hand ( manual )

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrumanous¹

C18: from New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand

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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