noun
used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
• Syn: ↑Hylobatidae
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anthropoidea, ↑suborder Anthropoidea
• Member Meronyms: ↑lesser ape, ↑Hylobates, ↑genus Hylobates, ↑Symphalangus, ↑genus Symphalangus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.