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Definition of Hylobatidae
1. Noun. Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Lesser Ape, Genus Hylobates, Hylobates, Genus Symphalangus, Symphalangus
Medical Definition of Hylobatidae
1. A family of the suborder haplorhini comprising only one genus, hylobates (also called nomascus or symphalangus). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hylobatidae
Literary usage of Hylobatidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"... (white-nosed bearded saki) Daubentonia madagascariensis (aye-aye) Gorilla
gorilla (gorilla) hylobatidae spp. ..."
2. 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 ..."
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