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quadrumana

(Science: zoology) 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.

Origin: NL. See Quadrumane.