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quadrimanous

quadrimanous is the alternative form of quadrumanous.

Meaning of quadrumanous

Adjective

quadrumanous (comparative more quadrumanous, superlative most quadrumanous)

  1. Having four feet whose first digits are opposable; applies to all non-human primates.
    • I've seen one monkey force open the jaws of his brother, resolutely introduce his fingers, pluck from the sanctuary of his cheek the filbert he had just stowed there for his private nutrition and delight, and crunch and eat it with a stern ecstasy of selfishness, himself; and I fancy that the...1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Questions about quadrimanous

What is quadrimanous the alternative form of?
Quadrimanous is the alternative form of quadrumanous.

Words near quadrimanous in the dictionary

  1. quadrilogies
  2. quadrilogue
  3. quadrilogues
  4. quadrilogy
  5. quadrimalleolar
  6. quadrimanous
  7. quadrimembral
  8. quadrimer
  9. quadrimers
  10. quadrimester
  11. quadrimesters

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