gibbon
/ˈgɪbən/noun
1- a small, slender tree-dwelling ape with long powerful arms and loud hooting calls, native to the forests of SE Asia长臂猿。
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- Family Hylobatidae and genus Hylobates: several species.长臂猿科, 长臂猿属, 数种。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French, from an Indian dialect word.