Quadrumana

Translation of "quadrumana" into Russian

Noun

/kwɒdˈrʌmə.nə/

/kwɑːdˈrʌmə.nə/

quadrumana pl

quadrumanum

четверорукие

Quadrumana are primates with four limbs adapted for grasping.

Четверорукие - это приматы с четырьмя конечностями, приспособленными для хватания.

Noun

/kwɒdˈrʌmə.nə/

/kwɑːdˈrʌmə.nə/

A former classification of primates that included all species with four hands, such as monkeys and apes.

In the 19th century, scientists often referred to monkeys and apes as quadrumana due to their hand-like feet.

Proper noun

A former taxonomic order of primates characterized by having four prehensile extremities; now obsolete.

Quadrumana was proposed by early zoologists to group monkeys and apes separately from humans.