quadrumanous

[ kwo-droo-muh-nuhs ]

/ kwɒˈdru mə nəs /

adjective

four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.

Origin of quadrumanous

1690–1700; <New Latin quadrumanus, equivalent to Latin quadru-quadru- + -manus, adj. derivative of manus hand (cf. manual)

Words nearby quadrumanous

quadrominium, quadroon, quadrophonics, quadru-, quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run

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Example sentences from the Web for quadrumanous

It must be borne in mind that the quadrumanous indications are found in the lower classes of the most developed races.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
Behead a narrow piece of woven fabric and leave a quadrumanous animal.
St. Nicholas Vol XIII. No. 8 June 1886|Various
She belongs to the same zoological species that we do, and is neither trimanous nor quadrumanous.
Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion
Many persons possess at least one quadrumanous or embryonic character.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for quadrumanous

quadrumanous

/ (kwɒˈdruːmənəs) /

adjective

(of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands

Word Origin for quadrumanous

C18: from New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand

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Scientific definitions for quadrumanous

quadrumanous

[ kwŏ-drōō′mə-nəs ]

Having four feet and using all four feet as hands, as primates other than humans do. The big toes as well as the thumbs of quadrumanous species are opposable.

单词	quadrumanous
释义	quadrumanous [ kwo-droo-muh-nuhs ] / kwɒˈdru mə nəs / adjective four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys. Origin of quadrumanous 1690–1700; <New Latin quadrumanus, equivalent to Latin quadru-quadru- + -manus, adj. derivative of manus hand (cf. manual) Words nearby quadrumanous quadrominium, quadroon, quadrophonics, quadru-, quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrumanous It must be borne in mind that the quadrumanous indications are found in the lower classes of the most developed races. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883\|Various Behead a narrow piece of woven fabric and leave a quadrumanous animal. St. Nicholas Vol XIII. No. 8 June 1886\|Various She belongs to the same zoological species that we do, and is neither trimanous nor quadrumanous. Mysterious Psychic Forces\|Camille Flammarion Many persons possess at least one quadrumanous or embryonic character. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883\|Various British Dictionary definitions for quadrumanous quadrumanous / (kwɒˈdruːmənəs) / adjective (of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands Word Origin for quadrumanous C18: from New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for quadrumanous quadrumanous [ kwŏ-drōō′mə-nəs ] Having four feet and using all four feet as hands, as primates other than humans do. The big toes as well as the thumbs of quadrumanous species are opposable. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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