quadrumane

English

Etymology

From French quadrumane, from Late Latin quadrumanus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒdɹʊmeɪn/

Noun

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.

Adjective

quadrumane (comparative more quadrumane, superlative most quadrumane)

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.dʁy.man/, (rare) /kwa.dʁy.man/

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Noun

quadrumane m (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumane

Adjective

quadrumane (plural quadrumanes)

1. (zoology) quadrumanous, quadrumane

   Synonym: tétrachire

See also

• quadrupède

Further reading

• “quadrumane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.