gibbon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɪbən/
- /ɡɪˈbɑn/
Etymology
Reborrowing from French gibbon, folk etymology (compare English Gibbon) ultimately from a Northern Aslian language (compare Batek kəboɲ).
Meanings
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A small, arboreal ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through tropical rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
'[…] Suppose that in years to come, when the Church's troubles seem to be over, there should come an apostate of my own trade, a false historian, with the mind of Cicero or Tacitus and the soul of an animal,' and he nodded towards the gibbon who fretted his golden chain and chattered for fruit.
1950, Evelyn Waugh, Helena:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| guibon | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| gibbons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crested gibbon · Kloss's gibbon · common gibbon · agile gibbon · hoolock gibbon · hulock gibbon · white-cheeked gibbon · kloss gibbon · Hainan gibbon · shitgibbon · Bornean white-bearded gibbon · northern buffed-cheeked gibbon · Mentawai gibbon · Javan gibbon · black-handed gibbon · white-handed gibbon · lar gibbon · kloss's gibbon · pileated gibbon · silvery gibbon · yellow-cheeked gibbon · capped gibbon · potto gibbon
Synonyms
Translations (46)
tyz ca đác (small ape) · pl gibon (small ape) · hu gibbon (small ape) · de Gibbon (small ape) · pt gibão (small ape) · ja テナガザル (small ape) · ja 手長猿 (small ape) · af langarmaap (small ape) · ms wakwak (Kalimantan) (small ape) · el γίββων (small ape) · el γίββωνας (small ape) · nv mágí bigaanézí (small ape) · gl xibón (small ape) · as গিবন (small ape) · fr gibbon (small ape) · io gibono (small ape) · sk gibon (small ape) · cy gibon (small ape) · es gibón (small ape) · cs gibon (small ape) · kk ұзын қол мешін (small ape) · vi vượn (small ape) · fi gibboni (small ape) · ar جِبُون (small ape) · ka გიბონი (small ape) · my မျောက်လွှဲကျော် (small ape) · ro gibon (small ape) · cmn 長臂猿 /长臂猿 (small ape) · jv ꦲꦸꦮꦲꦸꦮ (small ape) · it gibbone (small ape) · ru гиббо́н (small ape) · eu giboi (small ape) · ga giobún (small ape) · bg гибон (small ape) · ar جِبَّوْن (small ape) · kk гиббон (small ape) · dsb gibbon (small ape) · hi लंगूर (small ape) · ms uwa-uwa (small ape) · af gibbon (small ape) · th ชะนี (small ape) · nl gibbon (small ape) · tyz căng (small ape) · ar غِيبُون (small ape) · ca gibó (small ape) · ms ungka (small ape)