Hylobates

noun

Hy·​lob·​a·​tes

hīˈläbəˌtēz

: a genus of primates comprising the typical gibbons that with the siamang and extinct related forms make up a subfamily of Pongidae or in some classifications a separate family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hyl- + -bates

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