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Definition of Family hylobatidae
1. Noun. Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae.
Exact synonyms: Hylobatidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Lesser Ape, Genus Hylobates, Hylobates, Genus Symphalangus, Symphalangus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Lesser Ape, Genus Hylobates, Hylobates, Genus Symphalangus, Symphalangus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Hylobatidae
Literary usage of Family hylobatidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Die Formenentwickelung am Skelet des menschlichen Thorax: Anatomisch by Carl Hueter (1865)
"Anthropoid apes family hylobatidae. The ilium of the gibbon, Hylobates, forms a
morphological link between those of the macaques and baboons and those of ..."