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Quadrumane
Quad′ru-mane
,Noun.
[L.
quattuor
four + manus
a hand: cf. F. quadrumane
.] (Zool.)
One of the Quadrumana.
Definition 2024
quadrumane
quadrumane
English
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".
French
Etymology
From Late Latin quadrumanus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k(w)adʁyman/
Noun
quadrumane m (plural quadrumanes)
Adjective
quadrumane m, f (plural quadrumanes)