Four-handedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Alternative form of fourhandedness. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"Zira ascribes this evolutionary blossoming to the ape's four-handedness: the opposability of four sets of thumbs and toes helped them to brachiate and to perceive spatial depth, in turn, giving them great dexterity"
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More examples"Zira ascribes this evolutionary blossoming to the ape's four-handedness: the opposability of four sets of thumbs and toes helped them to brachiate and to perceive spatial depth, in turn, giving them great dexterity"
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