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▪ I. gibbon1 Zool.|ˈgɪbən|
[a. F. gibbon (Buffon), alleged to be an Indian word, but it has not been found in any Indian language.]
A name common to the long-armed apes of the genus Hylobates, but applied esp. to the species Hylobates lar which inhabits the islands of the Indian Archipelago.
[1770Gentl. Mag. XL. 402 This Monkey, the Editor thinks is the same that M. Buffon has described under the name of Gibbon.] 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. IV. 206 Of this kind also is the Gibbon..or the Long Armed Ape. 1834McMurtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 45 The Gibbons have the long arms of the true Ourangs, and the low forehead of the Chimpansé. 1867Wood Pop. Nat. Hist. 12 The Agile Gibbon is not a very good walker on its hinder feet. 1882Contemp. Rev. Mar. 422 A gibbon will hang for hours suspended from a branch.
▪ II. gibbon2 dial.|ˈgɪbən|
[a. Manx. gibbin (Kelly) = Irish goibin (O'Reilly).]
A sand eel.
1868Nat. Encycl. I. 627 In the Isle of Man the two species are distinguished from each other as the Gray Gibbon and Red Gibbon. 1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 131 One Sand Eel or Gibbon Grip. One Pair of ‘Corran Gibbon’ or Sand Eel Sickles. |