quad·ru·ma·nous (kw -dr  m -ns) also quad·ru·ma·nal (-nl)adj. Having four feet with opposable first digits, as primates other than humans. |
quadrumanous [kwɒˈdruːmənəs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands
[from New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand]
| quadrumanous (kw-drm-ns) Having four feet and using all four feet as hands, as primates other than humans do. The big toes as well as the thumbs of quadrumanous species are opposable. |
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