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[syn: gibbon, Hylobates lar]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n. (Zool.)
A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah.
Called also white-handed gibbon.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hylobates lar
n 1: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
[syn: gibbon, Hylobates lar]