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quadrumane

  • /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/ UK

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From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.

adjective

  1. archaic, not comparable Having four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".

noun quadrumanes

  1. archaic An animal having four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; specifically a member of the now obsolete order of mammals Quadrumana, comprising all non-human primates; a primate.

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@misc{quadrumane_2026,
  title = {quadrumane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quadrumane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}