Gibbon

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(Zool.) 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.

Noun	1.	Gibbon - English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) Synonyms: Edward Gibbon
	2.	gibbon - smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies Synonyms: Hylobates lar

Edward Gibbon, historian, historiographer