bimanous
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- undefined Having two hands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adjective Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).
Examples
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The terms "bimanous" and "quadrumanous" had been already employed by Buffon in 1766, but not applied in a strict zoological classification till so used by Blumenbach.
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In dealing with the suggestion that man differs from the apes in being bimanous, while the apes are quadrumanous, Huxley first explained and discussed what the exact differences between hands and feet are.
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The friar made a sign toward the door, which the alferez closed in his own way -- with a kick, for he had found his hands superfluous and had lost nothing by ceasing to be bimanous.
Note
The word 'bimanous' comes from Latin words meaning 'twice' and 'hand'.
