Gibbon

Quick meaning: Gibbon is a noun meaning A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

'[…] Suppose that in years to come, when the Church's troubles seem to be over, there should come an apostate of my own trade, a false historian, with the mind of Cicero or Tacitus and the soul of an animal,' and he nodded towards the gibbon who fretted his golden chain and chattered for fruit.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for gibbon

Depending on context, synonyms include hylobatid.

Related Words

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