gibbon
English
/ˈɡɪbən/
noun
Definitions
- A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
Etymology
Borrowed from French gibbon.
Origin
French
gibbon
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gibbon English
- Gibbonesque English
- Gibbonian English
- Shitgibbon English
- pileated English
- pileated gibbon English
- shit English
- shitgibbon English
- gibbon Dutch, Flemish
- gibbon French
- *Gebawin Frankish