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siamangs

siamangs is the plural of siamang.

Meaning of siamang

Noun

siamang (plural siamangs or siamang)

  1. A large black gibbon, Symphalangus syndactylus, from Sumatra.
    • A very curious ape, the Siamang, was also rather abundant, but it is much less bold than the monkeys, keeping to the virgin forests and avoiding villages. This species is allied to the little long-armed apes of the genus Hylobates, but is considerably larger, and differs from them by having the two...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 208

Questions about siamangs

What is siamangs the plural of?
Siamangs is the plural of siamang.

Words near siamangs in the dictionary

  1. siam dius
  2. Siam squash
  3. Siam weed
  4. Siamak
  5. siamang
  6. siamangs
  7. Siamaq
  8. Siamen
  9. Siamese
  10. Siamese algae-eater
  11. Siamese bala shark

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