quadrumanousadj.

Brit.

/kwɒˈdruːmənəs/,

/kwəˈdruːmənəs/,

/ˌkwɒdrᵿˈmeɪnəs/, U.S.

/kwɑˈdrumənəs/,

/ˌkwɑdrəˈmeɪnəs/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrumanus four-handed (4th cent.; also quadrimanus ; < classical Latin quadru- quadru- comb. form + manus hand: see manus n.¹) + -ous suffix.The formation in quadru- rather than quadri- may result from association with classical Latin quadrupēs quadruped n. Compare later quadrimanous adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

Having, or involving the use of, four hands and feet with opposable digits; spec. of, relating to, or designating the former mammalian order Quadrumana so characterized, comprising all non-human primates (now rare); (in non-technical contexts) of the nature of an ape or monkey.

ΘΚΠ

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

quadrumanous1704

quadrumane1784

quadrimanous1790

pedimanous1836

quadrumanal1857

primatial1864

primatal1870

cheiropodous1889

primatic1890

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective]

fellc1330

undone1340

ruinous?a1439

violablea1470

perniciousc1475

destructive1490

confusible1502

destroying1535

exitiable1548

ruinate1562

peremptory1567

wrackful1578

slaughterous1582

ruinating1595

ruining1605

corrumpent1607

wracksome1608

in suds1611

destructory1614

poisonousa1616

wrakefulc1625

predatory1626

predatorious1641

demolishing1648

untwined1649

undoing1654

destructionable1656

destructful1659

mortal1670

wreckinga1677

fatal1692

quadrumanous1704

interdestructive1805

annihilatory1825

demolitionary1834

ruinatious1845

consumptive1860

thunderous1874

1699 E. Tyson Orang-outang 94 The Orang-Outang..being Quadrumanus, like the Ape-kind.]

1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1569 Considering how large a Specie of Animals may be reduced under this Quadrumanous kind,..I think it but just to assign them a General Classis, afterwards to be subdivided.

1819 W. Lawrence Lect. Physiol. 128 All the simiæ, and the lemurs likewise, are quadrumanous.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 152 Not a single bone of a quadrumanous animal has ever yet been discovered in a fossil state.

1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 20 He betrays his relation to what is below him—thick-skulled, small-brained, fishy, quadrumanous—quadruped.

1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) II. lxxxix. 197 When my quadrumanous ancestors found themselves in difficulties on the top of rocks or trees, natural moisture gave them better holding.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man Introd. 15 We could imagine a Supermonkey more marvellous than any Superman, a quadrumanous creature carving and painting with his hands.

1992 Amer. Jrnl. Primatol. 26 215 Locomotion [of pygmy chimpanzees] was predominantly quadrupedal walking and quadrumanous climbing.

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

单词	quadrumanous
释义	quadrumanousadj. Brit. /kwɒˈdruːmənəs/, /kwəˈdruːmənəs/, /ˌkwɒdrᵿˈmeɪnəs/, U.S. /kwɑˈdrumənəs/, /ˌkwɑdrəˈmeɪnəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quadrumanus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrumanus four-handed (4th cent.; also quadrimanus ; < classical Latin quadru- quadru- comb. form + manus hand: see manus n.¹) + -ous suffix.The formation in quadru- rather than quadri- may result from association with classical Latin quadrupēs quadruped n. Compare later quadrimanous adj. Chiefly Zoology. Having, or involving the use of, four hands and feet with opposable digits; spec. of, relating to, or designating the former mammalian order Quadrumana so characterized, comprising all non-human primates (now rare); (in non-technical contexts) of the nature of an ape or monkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective] quadrumanous1704 quadrumane1784 quadrimanous1790 pedimanous1836 quadrumanal1857 primatial1864 primatal1870 cheiropodous1889 primatic1890 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] fellc1330 undone1340 ruinous?a1439 violablea1470 perniciousc1475 destructive1490 confusible1502 destroying1535 exitiable1548 ruinate1562 peremptory1567 wrackful1578 slaughterous1582 ruinating1595 ruining1605 corrumpent1607 wracksome1608 in suds1611 destructory1614 poisonousa1616 wrakefulc1625 predatory1626 predatorious1641 demolishing1648 untwined1649 undoing1654 destructionable1656 destructful1659 mortal1670 wreckinga1677 fatal1692 quadrumanous1704 interdestructive1805 annihilatory1825 demolitionary1834 ruinatious1845 consumptive1860 thunderous1874 1699 E. Tyson Orang-outang 94 The Orang-Outang..being Quadrumanus, like the Ape-kind.] 1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1569 Considering how large a Specie of Animals may be reduced under this Quadrumanous kind,..I think it but just to assign them a General Classis, afterwards to be subdivided. 1819 W. Lawrence Lect. Physiol. 128 All the simiæ, and the lemurs likewise, are quadrumanous. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 152 Not a single bone of a quadrumanous animal has ever yet been discovered in a fossil state. 1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 20 He betrays his relation to what is below him—thick-skulled, small-brained, fishy, quadrumanous—quadruped. 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) II. lxxxix. 197 When my quadrumanous ancestors found themselves in difficulties on the top of rocks or trees, natural moisture gave them better holding. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man Introd. 15 We could imagine a Supermonkey more marvellous than any Superman, a quadrumanous creature carving and painting with his hands. 1992 Amer. Jrnl. Primatol. 26 215 Locomotion [of pygmy chimpanzees] was predominantly quadrupedal walking and quadrumanous climbing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1704
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