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Hainan gibbon

Hainan gibbon noun: a Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).

Noun

Hainan gibbon (plural Hainan gibbons)

  1. A Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).
    • China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern...2022 November 17, Paul Salopek, “A ‘Slow Storytelling’ Writing and Photography Workshop Boosts Conservation in China”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2022

Forms of Hainan gibbon

pluralHainan gibbons

Questions about Hainan gibbon

What does Hainan gibbon mean?
Hainan gibbon means a Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).
What part of speech is Hainan gibbon?
Hainan gibbon is a noun.
What is the plural of Hainan gibbon?
The plural of Hainan gibbon is Hainan gibbons.

Words near Hainan gibbon in the dictionary

  1. hain't
  2. Hainai
  3. Hainam
  4. Hainamese
  5. Hainan
  6. Hainan gibbon
  7. Hainan gibbons
  8. Hainan minnow
  9. Hainan minnows
  10. Hainan Strait
  11. hainaneoside

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