Hylobates lar

Hylobates lar
Gibbon Gib"bon, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo["o]l.) Any arboreal ape of the genus {Hylobates}, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing.

Note: The white-handed gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), the crowned ({H. pilatus}), the wou-wou or singing gibbon ({H. agilis}), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most common species. [1913 Webster]


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  • Hylobates lar — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah. Called also {white handed gibbon}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Hylobates lar — Gibbon à mains blanches Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lar …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hylobates lar — Weißhandgibbon Weißhandgibbon (Hylobates lar) Systematik Unterordnung: Trockennasenaffen (Haplorhini) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hylobates lar — baltarankis gibonas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hylobates lar angl. common gibbon; lar gibbon; white handed gibbon vok. Lar; Weißhand Gibbon; weißhändiger Gibbon rus. белорукий гиббон; лар pranc.… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Hylobates lar yunnanensis —   Gibón de manos blancas de Yunnan Estado de conservación …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Hylobates lar — noun smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies • Syn: ↑gibbon • Hypernyms: ↑lesser ape • Member Holonyms: ↑Hylobates, ↑genus Hylobates …   Useful english dictionary

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