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Definition of Gibbon

Gibbon
Gibbon Gib"bon, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Gibbon from wikipedia

- Gibbons (/ˈɡɪbənz/) are apes in the family Hylobatidae (/ˌhaɪləˈbætɪdiː/). The family historically contained one genus, but now is split into four extant...
- Edward Gibbon FRS (/ˈɡɪbən/; 8 May 1737 – 16 January 1794) was an English essayist, historian, and politician. His most important work, The History of...
- Müller's gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), also known as the southern grey gibbon, is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. Formerly, the western grey...
- The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known...
- help. The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also called the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate, and is a part of the gibbon family. It is native...
- Gibbons may refer to: Gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae Gibbons (surname) Gibbons, Alberta Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s...
- The northern white-ch****ed gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia. It is closely related...
- up gibbon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gibbons are apes in the family Hylobatidae. Gibbon may also refer to: Gibbon, Minnesota, USA Gibbon, Nebraska...
- Kloss's gibbon (Hylobates klossii), also known as the Mentawai gibbon, the bilou or dwarf siamang, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae...
- Heysham Gibbons and Catharine Lardner Gibbons. He was the brother of Lardner Gibbon, publisher of Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon. When Gibbon was...