quadrumanaladj.

Brit.

/kwɒˈdruːmənl/, U.S.

/kwɑˈdrumən(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quadrumanus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrumanus (see quadrumanous adj.) + -al suffix¹, after quadrupedal adj. Compare earlier quadrumanous adj., quadrumane adj.

Zoology. Now rare.

= quadrumanous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective]

quadrumanous1704

quadrumane1784

quadrimanous1790

pedimanous1836

quadrumanal1857

primatial1864

primatal1870

cheiropodous1889

primatic1890

1857 Househ. Words 17 Jan. 67/1 The word ‘coco’ is of genuine quadrumanal origin; being derived from the monkeys themselves, the Indian species of which..cry ‘Co-co!’

1871 Daily News 17 Mar. The habitation of our quadrumanal relatives.

1882 R. Owen in Longman's Mag. 1 67 The lowest..variety of the Bimanal order differs from the Quadrumanal one in the order of appearance..of the second or ‘permanent’ set [of teeth].

1932 C. J. Warden Evol. Human Behavior ii. 59 This modified foot contrasted sharply with the hoof, paw, and claw of other great mammalian lines, and meant that an important step had been taken toward the development of quadrumanal, or four-handed locomotion.

1973 Systematic Zool. 22 420/1 These animals may have been capable of moving as..arboreal apes but without the extreme quadrumanal acrobatics of the massive orang-utan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadrumanal
释义	quadrumanaladj. Brit. /kwɒˈdruːmənl/, U.S. /kwɑˈdrumən(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quadrumanus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrumanus (see quadrumanous adj.) + -al suffix¹, after quadrupedal adj. Compare earlier quadrumanous adj., quadrumane adj. Zoology. Now rare. = quadrumanous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective] quadrumanous1704 quadrumane1784 quadrimanous1790 pedimanous1836 quadrumanal1857 primatial1864 primatal1870 cheiropodous1889 primatic1890 1857 Househ. Words 17 Jan. 67/1 The word ‘coco’ is of genuine quadrumanal origin; being derived from the monkeys themselves, the Indian species of which..cry ‘Co-co!’ 1871 Daily News 17 Mar. The habitation of our quadrumanal relatives. 1882 R. Owen in Longman's Mag. 1 67 The lowest..variety of the Bimanal order differs from the Quadrumanal one in the order of appearance..of the second or ‘permanent’ set [of teeth]. 1932 C. J. Warden Evol. Human Behavior ii. 59 This modified foot contrasted sharply with the hoof, paw, and claw of other great mammalian lines, and meant that an important step had been taken toward the development of quadrumanal, or four-handed locomotion. 1973 Systematic Zool. 22 420/1 These animals may have been capable of moving as..arboreal apes but without the extreme quadrumanal acrobatics of the massive orang-utan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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