hoolock gibbon

noun

hoo·lock gibbon ˈhü-ˌläk-

-lək-

variants or hoolock

plural hoolock gibbons also hoolocks

: a forest-dwelling gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) of Eastern Bangladesh, northeastern India, and western Myanmar

also : a closely related gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) of southern China and northeastern Myanmar

Note: Taxonomic classification remains unsettled with the hoolock gibbons often considered to be subspecies of a single species (Hoolock hoolock or Bunopithecus hoolock).

Word History

Etymology

native name in northeastern India or Burma

Cite this Entry

Style

“Hoolock gibbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoolock%20gibbon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation