quadrumane

American  

[kwod-roo-meyn] / ˈkwɒd rʊˌmeɪn /

noun

1. a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.

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Etymology

Origin of quadrumane

1820–30; < New Latin quadrumana, noun use of feminine of quadrumanus quadrumanous

Example Sentences

Traces of the quadrumane, or monkey, have been found in the older tertiaries of France, India, and England.

From An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges by Anonymous

The British quadrumane was discovered in 1839, by Messrs. William Colchester and Searles Wood, at Kyson, near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, and was referred by Professor Owen to the genus Macacus.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Accordingly its illustrious sponsor offered it to the world as an irregular quadrumane.

From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean

The Brazilian quadrumane was found, with a great many other extinct species of animals, by a Danish naturalist, Dr. Lund, between the rivers Francisco and Velhas, in 1837.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Lastly, the English quadrumane first met with, occurred in a more ancient stratum than the rest, and at a point more remote from the equator.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir