different between primates vs quadrumane

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?a?me?ts/

Noun

primates

1. plural of primate

French

Noun

primates m

1. plural of primate

Spanish

Noun

primates

1. plural of primate

English

Etymology

From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kw?d??me?n/

Noun

quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)

1. (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)

1. (zoology, now rare) Pertaining to such an animal; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin quadrumanus, from quattuor (whence French quatre) and manus (whence main).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.d?y.man/, /kwa.d?y.man/

Noun

quadrumane m (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumane

Adjective

quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumanous, quadrumane

See also

• quadrupède

Further reading

• “quadrumane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).