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GIBBON
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
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Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Gibbon
A surname.
Anagrams
• gobbin
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• gobbin
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
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