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Quadrumana

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(n. pl.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quadrumana'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quadrumana.html. 1828.
 
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