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Definitions for Gibbon

[1] any small, slender, long-armed arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, of the East Indies and southern Asia: all gibbon species are reduced in number and some are very rare.
[2] Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
[3] any small agile arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, inhabiting forests in S Asia
[4] Edward. 1737–94, English historian; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), controversial in its historical criticism of Christianity
[5] Lewis Grassic (ˈɡræsɪk), real name James Leslie Mitchell . 1901–35, Scottish writer: best known for his trilogy of novels Scots Quair (1932–34)

Words related to Gibbon

hominoid, monkey, human, man, anthropoid, ape, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla, primate, humanoid, orang, brachiator, cercopithecoid

Words nearby Gibbon

gibberellic acid, gibberellin, gibberish, gibbet, gibble-gabble, gibbon, gibbon, edward, gibbons, gibbosity, gibbous, gibbs

Origin of Gibbon

From French, dating back to 1760–70, name of uncertain origin used by Buffon

Word origin for Gibbon

C18: from French, probably from an Indian dialect word

Synonyms for Gibbon

anthropoid, ape, chimpanzee, gorilla, hominoid, human, man, monkey, orangutan, brachiator, cercopithecoid, great ape