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Word: Gibbon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French, from an Indian dialect word
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡɪbən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small, slender tree-dwelling ape with long powerful arms and loud hooting calls, native to the forests of SE Asia.
Short Definition:small, slender tree-dwelling ape with long powerful arms and loud hooting calls, native to forests of SE Asia
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