gibbon
[ gib-uh n ]
/ ˈgɪb ən /
noun
any small, slender, long-armed arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, of the East Indies and southern Asia: all gibbon species are reduced in number and some are very rare.
Origin of gibbon
From French, dating back to 1760–70, name of uncertain origin used by Buffon
Words nearby gibbon
gibberellic acid,
gibberellin,
gibberish,
gibbet,
gibble-gabble,
gibbon,
gibbon, edward,
gibbons,
gibbosity,
gibbous,
gibbs
Definition for gibbon (2 of 2)
Gibbon
[ gib-uh n ]
/ ˈgɪb ən /
noun
Edward,1737–94,
English historian.
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British Dictionary definitions for gibbon (1 of 2)
gibbon
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /
noun
any small agile arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, inhabiting forests in S Asia
Word Origin for gibbon
C18: from French, probably from an Indian dialect word
British Dictionary definitions for gibbon (2 of 2)
Gibbon
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /
noun
Edward. 1737–94, English historian; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), controversial in its historical criticism of Christianity
Lewis Grassic (ˈɡræsɪk), real name James Leslie Mitchell . 1901–35, Scottish writer: best known for his trilogy of novels Scots Quair (1932–34)