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English noun: Gibbon

1. Gibbon (person) English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)


SynonymsEdward Gibbon


Instance hypernymhistorian, historiographer

2. gibbon (animal) smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies


SynonymsHylobates lar


Broader (hypernym)lesser ape


Member meronymgenus Hylobates, Hylobates









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