siamang

Questions about siamang

What does siamang mean?

siamang means "large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web".

How many syllables are in siamang?

siamang has 3 syllables: si-a-mang. The stress falls on "si".

What is another word for siamang?

Close synonyms include Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus. 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 siamang a common word?

siamang 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.