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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