† quadrimanousadj.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quadrumanous adj.

Etymology: Alteration of quadrumanous adj., after words in quadri- comb. form.

Obsolete. rare.

= quadrumanous adj.In quot. 1790 figurative: ape-like, esp. in destructiveness.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective]

quadrumanous1704

quadrumane1784

quadrimanous1790

pedimanous1836

quadrumanal1857

primatial1864

primatal1870

cheiropodous1889

primatic1890

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 251 At this malicious game they display the whole of their quadrimanous activity.

1792 J. S. Barr tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. IX. 123 We must add the lori, the..opossums, and the jerboas, which are also quadrimanous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	quadrimanous
释义	† quadrimanousadj. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quadrumanous adj. Etymology: Alteration of quadrumanous adj., after words in quadri- comb. form. Obsolete. rare. = quadrumanous adj.In quot. 1790 figurative: ape-like, esp. in destructiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective] quadrumanous1704 quadrumane1784 quadrimanous1790 pedimanous1836 quadrumanal1857 primatial1864 primatal1870 cheiropodous1889 primatic1890 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 251 At this malicious game they display the whole of their quadrimanous activity. View more context for this quotation 1792 J. S. Barr tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. IX. 123 We must add the lori, the..opossums, and the jerboas, which are also quadrimanous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1790
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