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Meaning of "quadrumanous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUADRUMANOUS

From New Latin quadrumanus, from quadri- + Latin manus hand.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF QUADRUMANOUS

kwɒˈdruːmənəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUADRUMANOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quadrumanous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUADRUMANOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quadrumana

Quadrumana and Bimana form an obsolete division of the primates: the Quadrumana are primates with four hands, and the Bimana are those with two hands and two feet. The attempted division of "Quadrumana" from "Bimana" forms a stage in the long campaign to find a secure way of distinguishing Homo sapiens from the rest of the great apes, a distinction that was culturally essential. Quadrumana is Latin for "four-handed ones", which is a term used for apes since they do not have feet attached to their legs as humans do, but instead have hands, as both pairs of hands look almost alike and operate exactly like hands. Bimana is Latin for "two-handed ones", which is a term used for humans, as humans have only two hands, but have two feet which apes do not. The division was proposed by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in the first edition of his Manual of Natural History and taken up by other naturalists, most notably Georges Cuvier. Some elevated the distinction to the level of an order.

Definition of quadrumanous in the English dictionary

The definition of quadrumanous in the dictionary is having all four feet specialized for use as hands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUADRUMANOUS

adiathermanous · antimonous · asynchronous · athermanous · autochthonous · bimanous · cavernous · diathermanous · diplostemonous · Eridanus · haplostemonous · isostemonous · monotonous · phlegmonous · poisonous · pseudomonas · ravenous · synchronous · tetanus · treasonous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUADRUMANOUS

quadrivial · quadrivium · quadroon · quadrophonic · quadrophonics · quadrophony · quadruman · quadrumvir · quadrumvirate · quadruped · quadrupedal · quadruple · quadruple time · quadruplet · quadruplex · quadruplicate · quadruplication · quadruplicity · quadruply · quadrupole

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUADRUMANOUS

autophanous · cymophanous · diaphanous · endogenous · epiphanous · germanous · hydrophanous · indigenous · luminous · manganous · melanous · membranous · mucomembranous · nous · porcellanous · theophanous · titanous · uranous · villanous · xanthomelanous

Synonyms and antonyms of quadrumanous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUADRUMANOUS»

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The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
Quadrumanous animal. The outer articulating surface of the astragalus is, however, of larger size, and a corresponding disproportion exists between the external and internal malleolus, the latter, from its smaller size, presenting less resistance ...
‎1835
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Outcasts from Evolution: Scientific Attitudes of Racial ...
negro hair crisp ( a special character ) , short ( quadrumanous accelerated ) jaws prognathous ( quadrumanous accelerated ) nose flat, without bridge ( quadrumanous retarded ) malar bones prominent (quadrumanous accelerated) beard ...
John S. Haller, 1971
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Transactions of the ... Annual Meetings of the Kansas ...
the latter are quite prognathous, and thereby approach the quadrumanous type; but civilized jaws stop short of the full development of the anthropoid form. That is , in the monkeys the jaws are more prorninent than in man, and as this results ...
‎1893
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Transactions of the ... Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy ...
the latter are quite prognathous, and thereby approach the quadrumanous type; but civilized jaws stop short of the full development of the anthropoid form. That is , in the monkeys the jaws are more prominent than in man, and as this results ...
‎1893
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The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal
He says: "Many persons possess at least one quadrumanous or embryonic character, and the possession of quadrumanous characteristics by man approximates his form to that class, so far as the evidence goes. He may retain features which ...
Stephen Denison Peet, J. O. Kinnaman, 1892
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Philosophical Magazine
These remains were found at Kingston, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, by Mr. Colchester, in strata which Mr. Lyell has referred to the London clay ; thus proving the existence of quadrumanous, marsupial, and cheiropterous animals in this country ...
‎1840
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The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine adn Journal ...
YELL, when combating the inconclusive evidence ad- -*-i vanced in support of the theory of the progressive development of organic life, notices the absence of remains of quadrumanous species in a fossil state, and the hypothesis which this  ...
Sir David Brewster, 1837
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Proceedings
Those comparisons have of late been invested with additional interest from the discoveries of remains of quadrumanous species in different members of the tertiary formations. The first quadrumanous fossil, the discovery of which by Lieuts.
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1862
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THE MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY
College of Surgeons for a manuscript, which Professor Owen had promised to leave out for me (his description of Mr. Wood's quadrumanous tooth), and then unexpectedly found Professor Owen still in town. In the course of conversation, ...
EDWARD CHARLESWORTH , F.G.S, 1840
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London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of ...
v. p. 739, Messrs. Baker and Durand have announced, in the discovery of a quadrumanous animal, one ... In the course of last rains we detected in our collection an astragalus, which we referred to a quadrumanous animal. The specimen is an ...
‎1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUADRUMANOUS»

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4 Fun Facts (and 1 Not So Fun Fact) About Orangutans
Their bodies are especially adapted to living in the forest canopy; that unique swinging motion is called quadrumanous scrambling. In fact, the orangutan is the ... «Care2.com, Aug 13»
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Another Scientific Paper Challenges Ardi's Place as a Bipedal …
It lacks the derived lengths associated with the quadrumanous suspensory behaviors expressed in the extreme in orangutans. Conversely, it does not show the ... «Discovery Institute, Apr 12»
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