Definition of Gibban
Gib"bon (?), n. [Cf. F. gibbon.]
(Zoöl.) 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.
&fist; The white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), the crowned
(H. pilatus), the wou-wou or singing gibbon (H.
agilis), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most common
species.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small ape of the genus Hylobates with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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