genus hylobates

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   gibbons

   SynonymsHylobates

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofHylobatidae

Questions about genus hylobates

What does genus hylobates mean?

genus hylobates means "gibbons".

What is another word for genus hylobates?

Close synonyms include Hylobates. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus hylobates a common word?

genus hylobates is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.