1. used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae; [syn: Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Hylobatidae
n 1: used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons
and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
[syn: Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae]