0 Opposable thumbs are thumbs that can be put opposite the fingers of the same hand, so that objects can be picked up and held:
According to structuralism, on the contrary, meaning is liberated through 'tearing apart' these units into negative, opposable features.
From this standpoint, the evolutionarily advantaged functions of divided attention, upright bipedal ambulation and opposable thumbs can be seen as vulnerable.
Gorillas are more than camels with opposable thumbs.
From an evolutionary standpoint, upright bipedal ambulation, opposable thumbs and divided attention each are high order.
Hominid anatomical features such as opposable thumbs, highly developed cortex, and vocal apparatus may have coevolved with increasing susceptibility to operant selection.
The index finger is vestigial, although it has opposable thumbs with which it grasps branches firmly.
She is usually assisted by squirrels (due to her lack of opposable thumbs) and is the most intelligent dog in the group.
Largish hind feet with nails instead of claws on the outer toes, which are opposable.
