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HYLOBATIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hylobatidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hylobatidae"):

lesser ape (gibbons and siamangs)

genus Hylobates; Hylobates (gibbons)

genus Symphalangus; Symphalangus (used in some classifications for the siamangs)

Holonyms ("Hylobatidae" is a member of...):

Anthropoidea; suborder Anthropoidea (monkeys; apes; hominids)

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