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siamang

/ˈsaɪəmæŋ/

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From Malay siamang.

noun siamangs · siamang

A large black gibbon, Symphalangus syndactylus, from Sumatra. A very curious ape, the Siamang, was also rather abundant, but it is much less bold than the monkeys, keeping to the virgin forests and avoiding villages. This species is allied to the little long-armed apes of the genus Hylobates, but is considerably larger, and differs from them by having the two

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noun Symphalangus syndactylus

Italiano	sinfalango
Русский	сиама́нг siamáng

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@misc{siamang_2026,
  title = {siamang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siamang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}