English Explanatory Dictionary

gibbon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪbən/ /ɡɪˈbɑn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gibbon.wav

Word forms

gibbon gibbons guibon

Etymology

Reborrowing from French gibbon, folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) ultimately from a Northern Aslian language (compare Batek kəboɲ).

Synonyms

hylobatid lesser ape

Derived words

agile gibbon black-handed gibbon Bornean white-bearded gibbon capped gibbon common gibbon crested gibbon Hainan gibbon hoolock gibbon hulock gibbon Javan gibbon Kloss's gibbon kloss gibbon lar gibbon Mentawai gibbon pileated gibbon potto gibbon shitgibbon silvery gibbon white-cheeked gibbon white-handed gibbon yellow-cheeked gibbon Marsh Gibbon
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