Complete Definition of "gibbon"

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Image:Weisshandgibbon tierpark berlin.jpg|A lar gibbon|thumb
English
Etymology
From F. #French|gibbon.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪb�n|-ɪb�n

Noun
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en-noun

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

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
trans-top|small ape
Czech: gibon#Czech|gibon m
Slovak: gibon#Slovak|gibon m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Italian: gibbone m
Japanese: ����� (tenagazaru)


French
Etymology
Brought to Europe from :w:French India|French India by :w:Joseph François Dupleix|Joseph François Dupleix1.

Noun
fr-noun|m
##English|Gibbon

Category:Primates

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