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adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Latin quadri- + manus hand — more at manual
Date: 1819
having feet adapted for grasping <quadrumanous primates>
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Quadrumanous — Quad*ru ma*nous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrumanous — [kwä dro͞o′mə nəs] adj. [formed (based on QUADRUPED) < L quadru (see QUADRUPED) + manus, hand (see MANUAL)] Zool. 1. having all four feet adapted to function as hands 2. of a group of primates, including monkeys and great apes, having such… … English World dictionary
quadrumanous — /kwo drooh meuh neuhs/, adj. four handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys. [1690 1700; < NL quadrumanus, equiv. to L quadru QUADRU + manus, adj. deriv. of manus hand (cf. MANUAL)] * * * … Universalium
quadrumanous — adjective Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non human primates … Wiktionary
quadrumanous — kwÉ‘ druËmÉ™nÉ™s /kwÉ’ d adj. having four hands, using all four limbs as hands; apelike in destructiveness; having all four feet fitted for use as hands (apes, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
quadrumanous — [kwɒ dru:mənəs, ˌkwɒdrʊ mα:nəs] adjective Zoology, dated (of primates) having all four feet modified as hands, i.e. having opposable digits. Origin C17: from mod. L. Quadrumana (former order name, neut. plural of quadrumanus, from quadru four + L … English new terms dictionary
quadrumanous — qua·dru·ma·nous … English syllables
quadrumanous — quad•ru•ma•nous [[t]kwɒˈdru mə nəs[/t]] adj. zool. having the feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys • Etymology: 1690–1700; < NL quadrumanus= L quadru quadru + manus, adj. der. of manus hand (cf. manual) … From formal English to slang
quadrumanous — 1. Having four hands 2. Being very destructive, or as destructive as a wild ape … Grandiloquent dictionary
quadrumanous — /kwɒˈdrumənəs/ (say kwo droohmuhnuhs) adjective four handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as animals of the monkey kind. {New Latin quadrumanus} …
