quadrumane

From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/

quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology, now rare) An animal having four hands and feet with opposable digits, specifically a member of the now obsolete order of mammals Quadrumana, comprising all non-human primates; a primate.

quadrumane (comparative more quadrumane, superlative most quadrumane)

1. (zoology, now rare) Pertaining to such an animal; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".

Borrowed from Late Latin quadrumanus, from quattuor (whence French quatre) and manus (whence main).

• IPA^(key): /k(w)a.dʁy.man/

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quadrumane m (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumane

quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumanous, quadrumane

• quadrupède

• “quadrumane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).