HYLOBATES

Hylobates, genus Hylobates

(noun) gibbons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hylobates

plural of hylobate

Source: Wiktionary


HYLOBATE

Hy"lo*bate, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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