GIBBON


Meaning of GIBBON in English

/ ˈgɪbən; NAmE / noun

a small ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail) with long arms, that lives in SE Asia

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French , from an Indian dialect word.

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