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siamang
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si·a·mang  (s-mng, 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]
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Noun1.siamang - large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a websiamang - large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web
Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus
lesser ape - gibbons and siamangs
genus Hylobates, Hylobates - gibbons
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