Quadrumanous
[kwo-droo-muh-nuh s] /kwɒˈdru mə nəs/
adjective
1.
four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.
/kwɒˈdruːmənəs/
adjective
1.
(of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands
quadrumanous
(kwŏ-dr’mə-nəs)
Having four feet and using all four feet as hands, as primates other than humans do. The big toes as well as the thumbs of quadrumanous species are opposable.
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