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quadrumana \quadru"mana\, n. pl. nl. see quadrumane.
zool.
a division of the primates comprising the apes and monkeys;
-- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and
the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. formerly the
quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the bimana,
which last included man alone.
1913 webster
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quadrumane
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