slovo | definícia |
gibbon (encz) | gibbon,gibbon n: Zdeněk Brož |
gibbon (czen) | gibbon,gibbonn: Zdeněk Brož |
Gibbon (gcide) | Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (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.
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.
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gibbon (wn) | Gibbon
n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
Empire (1737-1794) [syn: Gibbon, Edward Gibbon]
2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn:
gibbon, Hylobates lar] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
gibbons (encz) | Gibbons,Gibbons n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
gibbons (czen) | Gibbons,Gibbonsn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Gibbon (gcide) | Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (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.
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.
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white-handed gibbon (gcide) | Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n. (Zool.)
A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah.
Called also white-handed gibbon.
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edward gibbon (wn) | Edward Gibbon
n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
Empire (1737-1794) [syn: Gibbon, Edward Gibbon] |
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