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quadrumane
English
Etymology
From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kw?d??me?n/
Noun
quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)
- (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)
- (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)
- (zoology) quadrumane
Adjective
quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)
- (zoology) quadrumanous, quadrumane
See also
- quadrupède
Further reading
- “quadrumane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
quadrumane From the web:
- what does quadrumanes mean
quadrumanous
English
Adjective
quadrumanous
- Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
Related terms
- Quadrumana
- quadrumane
quadrumanous From the web:
- what does quadrumanous
- what does quadrumanous means
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