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hylobate

hylobate noun: any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.

Noun

hylobate (plural hylobates)

  1. Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.

Forms of hylobate

pluralhylobates

Origin of hylobate

Ancient Greek

Questions about hylobate

What does hylobate mean?
Hylobate means any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
What part of speech is hylobate?
Hylobate is a noun.
What is the plural of hylobate?
The plural of hylobate is hylobates.

Words near hylobate in the dictionary

  1. hylism
  2. hylist
  3. hylists
  4. Hyllus
  5. hylo-
  6. hylobate
  7. hylobates
  8. hylobatian
  9. hylobatic
  10. hylobatid
  11. hylobatids

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