gibbon
any of the small arboreal apes of the East Indies and southern Asia that belong to the four genera of the family Hylobatidae (the lesser apes), displaying strong territorial behavior with vigorous vocalization and having wrists much like ball-and-socket joints: all species are reduced in number, and most are endangered.
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Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
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Some traits of the fossil species were precursors of slightly different traits in modern gibbons, the researchers suggest.
Fossil finds put gibbons in Asia as early as 8 million years ago | Bruce Bower | September 20, 2022 | Science NewsEventually, the scientists observed the gibbons crossing the bridge about as frequently as the animals had traveled that stretch of forest before the landslide.
A rope bridge restored a highway through the trees for endangered gibbons | Carolyn Wilke | October 19, 2020 | Science NewsOccasionally, gibbons scampered across without holding on with their upper limbs.
A rope bridge restored a highway through the trees for endangered gibbons | Carolyn Wilke | October 19, 2020 | Science NewsThough slow to adopt it, the gibbons increasingly traveled a bridge made of two ropes that was installed across the 15-meter gap, researchers report October 15 in Scientific Reports.
A rope bridge restored a highway through the trees for endangered gibbons | Carolyn Wilke | October 19, 2020 | Science NewsThe tooth is the oldest known fossil from a gibbon ancestor, says Gilbert, of Hunter College at the City University of New York.
A stray molar is the oldest known fossil from an ancient gibbon | Bruce Bower | September 8, 2020 | Science News
They have been predicting “the fall of America” for years, in the way that gibbon described the fall of Rome.
Only the French Would Be Smug About the Recession | Janine di Giovanni | December 11, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother famous man was born at Putney: Edward gibbon, the historian.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harpergibbon was, in fine, exceedingly human, and his person was almost grotesque.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperOf the apes, though many can stand upright, the gibbon is the only one that attempts to walk in this position.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisTheir motion is like that of the gibbon when in haste, a series of jumps or swings between the supporting arms.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisTheir attitude is in all cases an approach toward the erect one, which posture is attained by the gibbon.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
British Dictionary definitions for gibbon (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /
any small agile arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, inhabiting forests in S Asia
Origin of gibbon
1British Dictionary definitions for Gibbon (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /
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)
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