siamang
- noun
- /ˈsiː.æ.mæŋ/
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siamang
- Climb with us as we discover how koalas, tree frogs, siamangs, owls, and lemurs survive life in the trees.
- siamang gibbon
Examples
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In the jungle, the siamang uses its webbed toes to navigate the branches with ease.
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Siamang said:
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Then he moved out onto the oak limb, agile as the siamang monkeys Ella had seen at the zoo.
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The siamang, known for its loud call, swings gracefully through the trees in the dense rainforest.
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During the mating season, the male siamang can be heard calling across the forest, attracting a mate.
Synonyms
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A small ape with no tail and very long arms that lives in Asian forests
A large black ape from Sumatra with partly webbed toes
A large black gibbon from Sumatra with partly joined second and third toes that help it move in trees
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word siamang comes from the Malay name for this animal, where people used it to mean a 'large black gibbon'. English borrowed that local name, so siamang now refers to the loud gibbon with 'webbed toes' that lives in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.