quadrumana

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英 [kwɒ\'dru:mənə]

美 [kwɒ\'drumənə]

quadrumana意思解释

n.

灵长类动物，四足构造皆如手的脊椎动物；

四手动物；

英英释义

Quadrumana and Bimana form an obsolete division of the primates: the Quadrumana are primates with four hands (two attached to the arms and two attached to the legs), and the Bimana being those with two hands and two feet. The attempted division of \"Quadrumana\"from \"Bimana\"form a stage in the long campaign to find a secure way of distinguishing Homo sapiens from the rest of the great apes, a distinction that was culturally essential.