Hylobates

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Translingual

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑλοβάτης (hulobátēs, “one who haunts the woods”) from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “woods, forest”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to wander, to stroll”).

Proper noun

Hylobates m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – gibbons.

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