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FAMILY HYLOBATIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
Synonyms:
family Hylobatidae; Hylobatidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Hylobatidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Hylobatidae"):
lesser ape (gibbons and siamangs)
genus Hylobates; Hylobates (gibbons)
genus Symphalangus; Symphalangus (used in some classifications for the siamangs)
Holonyms ("family Hylobatidae" is a member of...):
Anthropoidea; suborder Anthropoidea (monkeys; apes; hominids)