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si·a·mang

(sē′ə-măng′, sē-ăm′əng)

A large black gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus syn. Symphalangus syndactylus) of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having an inflatable throat sac and a web of skin joining the second and third toes.

[Malay.]

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siamang

(ˈsaɪəˌmæŋ)

(Animals) a large black gibbon, Hylobates (or Symphalangus) syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having a large reddish-brown vocal sac beneath the chin and the second and third toes united

[C19: from Malay]

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si•a•mang

(ˈsi əˌmæŋ)

n.

a large black gibbon, Symphalangus (Hylobates) syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.

[1815–25; < Malay]

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Noun

siamang - large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web

Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus

lesser ape - gibbons and siamangs

genus Hylobates, Hylobates - gibbons

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сиаманг

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