Gib·bon (g b  n), Edward 1737-1794. British historian who wrote the classic text The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788). |
| gib·bon (gbn) n. Any of several small arboreal apes of the genus Hylobates of southeast Asia and the East Indies, having a slender body, long arms, and no tail. [French.] |
gibbon [gib-bon]
Noun
a small agile ape of the forests of S Asia [French]
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| Noun | 1. |  Gibbon - English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) |
| 2. |  gibbon - smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indieslesser ape - gibbons and siamangs genus Hylobates, Hylobates - gibbons |
Translations
gibbon
n gibbon [ˈgibən]
a type of ape with long arms. langarmaap نَوع من القُرود гибон gibon gibbon der Gibbon είδος πιθήκου gibón gibon میمون دراز دست gibboni gibbon גיבון लंगूर gibon (majmun) gibbon (majom) siamang gibbonapi gibbone 手長ざる 긴팔 원숭이 gibonas gibons ungka gibbon gibbon-ape gibon gibão gibon гиббон gibon gibon gibon gibbon ชะนี kuyruksuz uzun kollu şebek, jibon 長臂猿 гібон لمبی بازوں والا بندر con vượn 长臂猿
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