siamang

[ see-uh-mang ]

noun
  1. a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.

Origin of siamang

1
Borrowed into English from Malay around 1815–25

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siamang

/ (ˈsaɪəˌmæŋ) /


noun
  1. a large black gibbon, Hylobates (or Symphalangus) syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having a large reddish-brown vocal sac beneath the chin and the second and third toes united

Origin of siamang

1
C19: from Malay

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