What's the difference between quadrumana and quadrumanous?

Quadrumana


Definition:

  • (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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Quadrumanous


Definition:

  • (a.) Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.

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  • (1) A number of behaviors often subsumed under the label "quadrumanous climbing" were distinguished in this study.
  • (2) Similar changes can be observed in all kinds of mammals, independent of their type of locomotion (bipodic, quadrumanous, quadrupedic, or aquatic).
  • (3) The results of this study indicate that the quadrumanous climbing, forelimb-dominated locomotion during feeding that FLEAGLE considers the primary hominoid adaptation is also characteristic of Ateles.
  • (4) Adolescents and females with infants differed significantly from an adult male in the following respects: the use of locomotion types (more 'quadrumanous scrambling' and perhaps also 'quadrupedal walking' and less 'tree swaying'); substrate use during resting, and travelling and resting heights.

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