gibbon

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

Hylobates lar

Hylobates

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡɪbən/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Reborrowing from French gibbon, folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) ultimately from a Northern Aslian language (compare Batek kəboɲ).

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