Associations to the word «Hylobatidae»

Wiktionary

HYLOBATIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Hominoidea   — the gibbons.

Dictionary definition

HYLOBATIDAE, noun. Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae.

Wise words

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