siamang


si·a·mang

noun \ˈsē-ə-ˌmaŋ, ˈsī-\

Definition of SIAMANG

: a black gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus) of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula that is the largest of the gibbons

Origin of SIAMANG

Malay
First Known Use: 1822

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