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Definition of Hylobates
1. Noun. Gibbons.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Hylobatidae, Hylobatidae
Member holonyms: Gibbon, Hylobates Lar, Hylobates Syndactylus, Siamang, Symphalangus Syndactylus
Definition of Hylobates
1. Noun. (plural of hylobate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hylobates
1. hylobate [n] - See also: hylobate
Medical Definition of Hylobates
1. A genus of the family hylobatidae consisting of six species. The members of this genus inhabit rain forests in southeast asia. They are arboreal and differ from other anthropoids in the great length of their arms and very slender bodies and limbs. Their major means of locomotion is by swinging from branch to branch by their arms. Hylobates means dweller in the trees. Some authors refer to symphalangus and nomascus as hylobates. The six genera include: h. Concolor (crested or black gibbon), h. Hoolock (hoolock gibbon), h. Klossii (kloss's gibbon; dwarf siamang), h. Lar (common gibbon), h. Pileatus (pileated gibbon), and h. Syndactylus (siamang). H. Lar is also known as h. Agilis (lar gibbon), h. Moloch (agile gibbon), and h. Muelleri (silvery gibbon). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hylobates
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