bimanous

[bim-uh-nuhs, bahy-mey-]

adjective Zoology.

having two hands, especially as distinct from feet.

Also, bim·a·nal

[bim-uh-nl, bahy-meyn-l] .

Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin biman(a) (animalia) two-handed (animals) + -ous. See bimane

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bimanous (ˈbɪmənəs, baɪˈmeɪ-)

—*adj*
	(of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet

[C19: from New Latin bimana two handed, from bi-¹ + Latin manus hand]

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