- Bimanous
- Bimanous Bim"a*nous, a. [L. bis twice + manus hand.] (Zo["o]l.) Having two hands; two-handed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bimanous
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bimanous — [bī mā′nəs] adj. [ModL bimanus < L bi ,BI 1 + manus, hand: see MANUAL] having two hands … English World dictionary
bimanous — /bim euh neuhs, buy may /, adj. Zool. having two hands, esp. as distinct from feet. Also, bimanal /bim euh nl, buy mayn l/. [1825 35; < NL biman(a) (animalia) two handed (animals) + OUS. See BIMANE] * * * … Universalium
bimanous — adjective Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb) … Wiktionary
bimanous — bima·nous … English syllables
bimanous — /ˈbɪmənəs/ (say bimuhnuhs), /baɪˈmeɪ / (say buy may ) adjective Zoology two handed. {New Latin bimana (animālia) two handed (animals) + ous} …
bimanous — a. having two hands; pertaining to human species. ♦ bimanual, a. requiring or using two hands … Dictionary of difficult words
bimanous — adjective see bimanal … Useful english dictionary
bim|a|nal — «BIHM uh nuhl, by MAY », adjective. = bimanous. (Cf. ↑bimanous) … Useful english dictionary
Bimana — Bim a*na, n. pl. [NL. See {Bimanous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Animals having two hands; a term applied by Cuvier to man as a special order of Mammalia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bimane — /buy mayn/, n. a bimanous animal. [1825 35; BI 1 + mane ( < L manus hand)] * * * … Universalium
