adjective
- having four hands or hand-like appendages
Usage: zoological; technical
Examples
- Primates are often described as quadrumanous animals.
- The quadrumanous nature of apes allows them to grasp branches with all four limbs.
- Early naturalists classified monkeys as quadrumanous creatures.
- The quadrumanous adaptation helps primates navigate through trees.
- Scientists study the quadrumanous characteristics of various primate species.