"quadrumane" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/ [UK]
Etymology: From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|quadrumane}} French quadrumane, {{uder|en|la-lat|quadrumanus}} Late Latin quadrumanus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quadrumane (not comparable)
  1. (zoology, now rare) Having four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like". Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-quadrumane-en-adj-DxS6ekHG Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 29 33 13 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/ [UK] Forms: quadrumanes [plural]
Etymology: From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|quadrumane}} French quadrumane, {{uder|en|la-lat|quadrumanus}} Late Latin quadrumanus Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)
  1. (zoology, now rare) 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. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-quadrumane-en-noun-rK59DJsk Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Primates Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 29 33 13 Disambiguation of Primates: 16 84 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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