siamang

[ see-uh-mang ]
/ ˈsi əˌmæŋ /

noun

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

Borrowed into English from Malay around 1815–25

Words nearby siamang

sialoschesis, sialosis, sialostenosis, sialosyrinx, siam, siamang, siamese, siamese cat, siamese fighting fish, siamese twin, siamese twins

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British Dictionary definitions for siamang

siamang
/ (ˈsaɪəˌmæŋ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for siamang

C19: from Malay