About The Word Gibbon

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Gibbon to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Gibbon definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Gibbon

Gibbon Meaning & Definition
Gibbon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gibbon?

[n] smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
[n] English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gibbon: Edward Gibbon | Hylobates lar

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gibbon:

See Also | genus Hylobates | historian | historiographer | Hylobates | lesser ape

Gibbon In Webster's Dictionary

\Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Adsorbent ‐ a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance…
  • Line of flight ‐ the path along which a freely moving object travels through the…
  • Extra ‐ something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras…
  • Kunlun mountains ‐ a mountain…
  • Disk space ‐ (computer science) the space available on a…
  • Godown ‐ a warehouse in the East (India…
  • Subvocaliser ‐ someone who articulates speech without…
  • Chemist's shop ‐ a retail shop where medicine and other…
  • Spuriousness ‐ state of lacking…
  • Judeo-christian ‐ being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity;…