Crossword clues for siamang
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Siamang \Si"a*mang`\, n. [Malay si[=a]mang.] (Zool.) A gibbon ( Hylobates syndactylus), native of Sumatr
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Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) A large black gibbon, ''Symphalangus syndactylus'', from Sumatra
WordNet
n. large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web [syn: Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus]
Wikipedia
The siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is an arboreal black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the gibbons, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg. The siamang is the only species in the genus Symphalangus.
The siamang is distinctive for two reasons. The first is that two digits on each foot are partially joined by a membrane—hence the name " syndactylus", from the Ancient Greek sun-, "united" + daktulos, "finger". The second is the large gular sac (found in both males and females of the species), which is a throat pouch that can be inflated to the size of the siamang's head, allowing the animal to make loud, resonating calls or songs.
There may be two subspecies of the siamang. If so, they are the nominate Sumatran siamang (S. s. syndactylus) and the Malaysian siamang (S. s. continentis, in peninsular Malaysia). Otherwise, the Malaysian individuals are only a population. The siamang occurs sympatrically with other gibbons; its two ranges are entirely within the combined ranges of the agile gibbon and the lar gibbon.
The siamang can live to around 40 years in captivity.
While the illegal pet trade takes a toll on wild populations, the principal threat to the siamang is habitat loss in both Malaysia and Sumatra. The palm oil production industry is clearing large swaths of forest, reducing the habitat of the siamang, along with that of other species, such as the Sumatran tiger.
Usage examples of "siamang".
People in bright clothing, agile as the siamang of near Sumatra, sped overhead along treeways and ropeways, arms and hands modified for brachiation.
He is having a business conversation just now with some Rajahs, whose numerous followers are standing and lying about, and Eblis is sitting on his shoulder with one arm round his neck, while Mahmoud sits on the table opening letters, and the siamang, sitting on the rafter, is looking down with an unpleasant look.
He went to the roof, where the half-tamed siamang was supporting him hour after hour as gently as a mother would support a sick child.
She had been an ape once, a siamang, and she felt perfectly at home in the treetops.
The two swam easily on the surface with their long siamang arms, laughing and calling to one another as the jellyfish in their millions caressed them with the most featherlike of touches.
That siamang is eating one now--Symphalangus syndactylus--the black gibbon of Sumatra, largest of the gibbons.
Around them were the ordinary daylight sounds of the forest, to which they were now so accustomed--the raucous cries of birds, the terrific booming of siamang gibbons, the chattering of the lesser simians--but no sound came from the tiger.
People in bright clothing, agile as the siamang of near Sumatra, sped overhead along freeways and ropeways, arms and hands modified for brachiation.
People in bright clothing, agile as the siamang of near Sumatra, sped overhead along freeways and ropeways, arms and hands modified for brachiation.