siamang

/see-uh-mang/US // ˈsi əˌmæŋ //UK // (ˈsaɪəˌmæŋ) //

西芒,西曼,暹罗

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.

Several different kinds of gibbons are known, the largest of which is the siamang.
Mrs. Mingo ascended to the cross-trees, where she and the gentleman siamang seemed to hold a conference.
M. Duvaucel, likewise, affirms that the cry of the Siamang may be heard for miles—making the woods ring again.
A Siamang, however, was seen by Mr. Bennett to seize and devour greedily a live lizard.
The siamang differs from the other species of long-armed apes in the formation of its feet and in several other characteristics.