HyperDic: family_hylobatidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Hylobatidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Hylobatidae, Hylobatidaeused in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs)
English > family Hylobatidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningUsed in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae.
SynonymHylobatidae
Member ofAnthropoidea, suborder Anthropoideamonkeys
MembersHylobates, genus Hylobatesgibbons
Symphalangus, genus SymphalangusUsed in some classifications for the siamangs
lesser apegibbons and siamangs
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals

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