Siamang
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A large black gibbon, Symphalangus syndactylus, from Sumatra.
"A very curious ape, the Siamang, was also rather abundant, but it is much less bold than the monkeys, keeping to the virgin forests and avoiding villages. This species is allied to the little long-armed apes of the genus Hylobates, but is considerably larger, and differs from them by having the two first fingers of the feet united together, nearly to the end as does its Latin name, Siamanga syndactyla."
- 2 large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web wordnet
Example
More examples"A very curious ape, the Siamang, was also rather abundant, but it is much less bold than the monkeys, keeping to the virgin forests and avoiding villages. This species is allied to the little long-armed apes of the genus Hylobates, but is considerably larger, and differs from them by having the two first fingers of the feet united together, nearly to the end as does its Latin name, Siamanga syndactyla."
Etymology
From Malay siamang.
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