hylobates lar

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   smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies

   Synonymsgibbon

   Broaderlesser ape

   Part ofHylobates

Questions about hylobates lar

What does hylobates lar mean?

hylobates lar means "smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies".

What is another word for hylobates lar?

Close synonyms include gibbon. 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.