gibbon

/ˈgɪbən/
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Other forms: gibbons

Definitions of gibbon
  1. noun
    smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
    synonyms: Hylobates lar
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    type of:
    lesser ape
    gibbons and siamangs
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