GENUS SYMPHALANGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Symphalangus mean? 

• GENUS SYMPHALANGUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS SYMPHALANGUS has 1 sense:

1. used in some classifications for the siamangs

  Familiarity information: GENUS SYMPHALANGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SYMPHALANGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used in some classifications for the siamangs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Symphalangus; Symphalangus

Hypernyms ("genus Symphalangus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Holonyms ("genus Symphalangus" is a member of...):

family Hylobatidae; Hylobatidae (used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae)