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gibbon
(gib′ən)
noun
any of a family (Hylobatidae) of small, slender, long-armed, tree-dwelling, anthropoid apes of India, S China, and the East Indies
Origin: Fr < native name
Gibbon,
Edward 1737-94; Eng. historian
See gibbon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of several small arboreal apes of the genus Hylobates of southeast Asia and the East Indies, having a slender body, long arms, and no tail.
Origin:
Origin: French
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British historian who wrote the classic text The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788).
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