1. Flexible end part of the arm with palm, thumb and fingers, used for grasping and manipulating objects
   "The manus of primates is adapted for grasping";
   - hand, mitt, paw [informal]

1. In Hindu mythology, the progenitor of humanity and lawgiver
   "According to legend, Manu survived a great flood and repopulated the earth"

Derived forms: manuses

Type of: extremity

Part of: arm, homo, human, human being, man

Encyclopedia: Manus, Henry