tpedimane

[PEDIMANI.] The same as PEDIMANOUS (q. v.). *pě-dim-a-ni, s. pl . [Pref. ped i- , and Latin manus the hand.]. Zobl .: A mammalian family or group adopted by Vicq d'Azyr and Blainville, comprehending those animals "of which the feet, having the thumb opposable, are thus converted into a kind of a hand." ( Mayne . ) frequently introduced together. ped-1-ment-al, adject. [Eng. pediment; -al.] Pertaining or relating to a pediment; resembling a pediment.