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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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrumanous
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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