gibbon

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gibbon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zool.)
     Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many
     species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern
     Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have
     very long arms, adapted for climbing.
  
     Note: The white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), the crowned
           (H. pilatus), the wou-wou or singing gibbon (H. agilis
           ), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most
           common species.
           [1913 Webster]

gibbon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gibbon
      n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
           Empire (1737-1794) [syn: Gibbon, Edward Gibbon]
      2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
         long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn:
         gibbon, Hylobates lar]

gibbon - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Gibbon, MN (city, FIPS 23678)
    Location: 44.53513 N, 94.52300 W
    Population (1990): 712 (359 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55335
  Gibbon, NE (city, FIPS 18615)
    Location: 40.74650 N, 98.84474 W
    Population (1990): 1525 (602 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68840