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Definition of Siamangs
1. siamang [n] - See also: siamang
Lexicographical Neighbors of Siamangs
Literary usage of Siamangs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1877)
"By way of compensation, the siamangs keep a profound silence during the day, ...
It is that the young siamangs, whilst yet too weak to go alone, ..."
2. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"At sunrise and sunset, the siamangs assemble in great numbers, ... Except at the
beginning and end of the day, the siamangs are comparatively quiet. ..."
3. Wood's Animal Kingdom: Illustrated by John George Wood (1870)
"At sunrise and sunset, the siamangs assemble in great numbers, under the command
of a chief who is thought by the natives to be weapon-proof, and, ..."
4. Zoological Recreations by William John Broderip (1849)
"The siamangs, as they are called, are supposed by the Malays to be conducted by
a head or chief, who has the character of being the strongest of the party, ..."
5. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1834)
"The siamangs generally assemble in numerous troops, conducted, it is said, by a
chief, whom the Malays believe to be invulnerable, probably because he is ..."
6. The History of Human Marriage by Edward Westermarck (1922)
"... and found it afterwards to be true, that the young siamangs, when in their
helpless state, are carried about by their parents, the males by the father, ..."
7. The History of Human Marriage by Edward Westermarck (1901)
"Diard was told by the Malays, and he found it afterwards to be true, that the
young siamangs, when in their helpless state, are carried about by their ..."
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