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hylobates
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n. (plural of hylobate English)
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The genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons . Its name means ‘forest walker’, from the Greek (, ‘forest’) and (, ‘one who treads’). It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera ( Hoolock [formerly Bunopithecus ], Nomascus ...
Usage examples of hylobates.
Monsieur de Buffon hints that the naked callosities on the buttocks of the hylobates may conceal scent glands, but he does not go so far as to assert it.