si·a·mang (s   -m ng , s-mng)n. A large black gibbon (Symphalangus syndactylus or Hylobates syndactylus) of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having an inflatable throat sac and a web of skin joining the second and third toes. [Malay.] |
siamang [ˈsaɪəˌmæŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[from Malay]
si•a•mang (ˈsi əˌmæŋ)
n.
a large black gibbon, Symphalangus (Hylobates) syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
[1815–25; < Malay]
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| Noun | 1. |  siamang - large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a weblesser ape - gibbons and siamangs genus Hylobates, Hylobates - gibbons |
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