Definition of Quadrumanous

1. a. Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.

Definition of Quadrumanous

1. Adjective. Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quadrumanous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Quadrumanous

1. Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrumanous

quadrivium
quadrivoltine
quadrobulary
quadrominium
quadrominiums
quadroon
quadroons
quadrophonic
quadropolar
quadropole
quadroxide
quadroxides
quadrumana
quadrumane
quadrumanes
quadrumanous (current term)
quadrumvir
quadrumvirate
quadrumvirates
quadrumvirs
quadrupartite
quadruped
quadrupedal
quadrupedalism
quadrupedally
quadrupeds
quadruphite
quadruple
quadruple-click
quadruple-clicked

Literary usage of Quadrumanous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man: With Remarks on Theories by Charles Lyell (1863)
"... KINGDOM ZOOLOGICAL RELATIONS OF MAN TO OTHER MAMMALIA SYSTEMS OF CLASSIFICATION — TERM quadrumanous, Win' DECEPTIVE — WHETHER THE STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN ..."

2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1892)
"He says: "Many persons possess at least one quadrumanous or embryonic character, and the possession of quadrumanous characteristics by man approximates his ..."

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