Kloss's gibbon

noun

A small black gibbon (Hylobates klossii), of the Mentawai Islands to the west of Sumatra.

Similar
bilouMentawai gibbon
Origintranslingual Hylobates klossii →
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Meanings

nounKloss's gibbon (plural Kloss's gibbons)

plural Kloss's gibbons

  1. A small black gibbon (Hylobates klossii), of the Mentawai Islands to the west of Sumatra.

    Synonyms: bilou, Mentawai gibbon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small black gibbon (Hylobates klossii), of the Mentawai Islands to the west of Sumatra.

Similar
bilouMentawai gibbon
Also see
biloumentawai gibbon

Origin

  1. translingualHylobates klossii
  2. EnglishKloss's gibbon

Calque of translingual Hylobates klossii (literally “Kloss’s gibbon”).

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APA

Kloss's gibbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kloss's%20gibbon

MLA

“Kloss's gibbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kloss's%20gibbon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kloss's gibbon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kloss's%20gibbon.

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