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Definition of Quadrumana

Quadrumana
Quadrumana Quad*ru"ma*na, n. pl. [NL. See Quadrumane.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Quadrumana from wikipedia

- Quadrumana is an outdated taxonomic division within the primates. The division of "Quadrumana" from "Bimana" was an attempt at distinguishing Homo sapiens...
- Natural History (1779), proposed that the primates be divided into the Quadrumana (four-handed, i.e. apes and monkeys) and Bimana (two-handed, i.e. humans)...
- Physical History of Man, III the More Closely Allied Genera of the Order Quadrumana, or Monkeys. London: Wright and Co. printers. pp. 340, 361. Buffon, Georges...
- Chiropsalmidae Genus: Chiropsalmus Species: C. quadrum**** Binomial name Chiropsalmus quadrum**** (F. Müller, 1859) Synonyms Tamoya quadrumanaF. Müller, 1859...
- Natural History (1779), proposed that the primates be divided into the Quadrumana (four-handed, i.e. apes and monkeys) and Bimana (two-handed, i.e. humans)...
- horizontal suture into an upper larger, and a lower smaller division. In some quadrumana the zygomatic bone consisted of two parts, an orbital and a malar. Zygomatic...
- manumission, manumit, manuport, manure, m****, m****cript, mortmain, Quadrumana, quadrumanous mand-, -mend- order, commit Latin mandāre, mandātus command...
- H.; Cautley, P.T. (1837). "On additional fossil species of the order Quadrumana from the Siwalik Hills". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 6:...
- Physical History of Man, and the More Closely Allied Genera of the Order Quadrumana, or Monkeys. London: Wright and Co. printers. pp. 339, 340, 361. Osman...
- H. and Cautley, P.T. 1837. On additional fossil species of the order Quadrumana from the Siwalik Hills. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 6:354–360...