HYLOBATIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hylobatidae mean? 

• HYLOBATIDAE (noun)
  The noun HYLOBATIDAE has 1 sense:

1. used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYLOBATIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Hylobatidae; Hylobatidae

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

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hylobatidae"):

lesser ape (gibbons and siamangs)

genus Hylobates; Hylobates (gibbons)

genus Symphalangus; Symphalangus (used in some classifications for the siamangs)

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

Anthropoidea; suborder Anthropoidea (monkeys; apes; hominids)

 Context examples 

Any haplorhine primate not belonging to the family Tarsiidae, Hylobatidae, Pongidae, or Hominidae; this does not correspond to any taxon.

(Monkey, NCI Thesaurus)