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quadrumane

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/

The English word “quadrumane” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.

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