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QUADRUMANA
Quad
*
ru
"
ma
*
na,
n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
See
Quadrumane.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
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