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SIAMANG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siamang mean? 

SIAMANG (noun)
  The noun SIAMANG has 1 sense:

1. large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a webplay

  Familiarity information: SIAMANG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIAMANG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Hylobates syndactylus; siamang; Symphalangus syndactylus

Hypernyms ("siamang" is a kind of...):

lesser ape (gibbons and siamangs)

Holonyms ("siamang" is a member of...):

genus Hylobates; Hylobates (gibbons)


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