QUADRUMANE
Etymology
Noun
quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)
(zoology, now rare) An animal having four hands and feet with opposable digits, specifically a member of the now obsolete order of mammals Quadrumana, comprising all non-human primates; a primate.
Adjective
quadrumane (comparative more quadrumane, superlative most quadrumane)
(zoology, now rare) Pertaining to such an animal; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".
Source: Wiktionary
Quad"ru*mane, n. Etym: [L. quattuor four + manus a hand: cf. F. quadrumane.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Quadrumana.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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