gibbon

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gib·bon /ˈɡɪbən/ noun [countable]  HBAa small animal like a monkey, with long arms and no tail, that lives in trees in Asia 长臂猿

Examples from the Corpus

gibbon• At first glance I thought I was looking at a cross between a gibbon and a goat.• The whole thing seethed, illusion and allusion swinging from branch to branch like gibbons in the treetops.• What is more, male gibbons are of little use as fathers.• Their curious calling attracted some gibbons, our first real sighting of wildlife.• It justifies the decision to go to the park as a means to see the gibbons.• If we were gibbons, our lives would be unrecognizable.• The one enormous danger to a young gibbon that its father can guard against is murder by another male gibbon.Origin gibbon (1700-1800) French

gib·bon nounChineseSyllable  

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gibbon
gib‧bon /ˈɡɪbən/ noun [countable]a small animal like a monkey, with long arms and no tail, that lives in trees in Asia

gib·bonBrE /ˈɡɪbən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪbən/ 🔊 nouna small ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail) with long arms, that lives in SE Asia 长臂猿（栖息于东南亚）