GIBBON


Meaning of GIBBON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' gi-b ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: F

Date: 1774

: any of a genus ( Hylobates of the family Hylobatidae) of agile brachiating tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are the smallest and most arboreal anthropoid apes

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