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gibbon

gib·bon [ gíbbən ] (plural gib·bons)


noun 
Definition:
 
long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to: Southeast Asia.  Genus Hylobates.

[Late 18th century. < French]
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