gibbon, Hylobates lar
(noun) smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Gibbon, Edward Gibbon
(noun) English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Gibbon
A surname.
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gibbon (plural gibbons)
A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gib"bon, n. Etym: [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing.
Note: The white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), the crowned (H. pilatus), the wou-wou or singing gibbon (H. agilis), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most common species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
