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Definition of Gibbon

smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)

Similar Words: gibbon, Hylobates lar, Edward Gibbon

Member Meronyms: Hylobates, genus Hylobates

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