Found 3 items, similar to gibbon.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: gibbon orang hutan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Gibbon Gibbon n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) [syn: Edward Gibbon] 2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn: Hylobates lar]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gibbon 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]