bimanous

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adjective

Having two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivebimanous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two hands (rather than any other distal part of a forelimb).

Origin

  1. Latinbi“two”
  2. Englishbimanous

From Latin bi (“two”) + manus (“hand”) + -ous.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bimanous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bimanous.

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