siamangn.
/ˈsiːəmaŋ/, /ˈsʌɪəmaŋ/, U.S. /ˈsiəˌmɑŋ/ A species of large ape ( Hylobates syndactylus), with long black hair, found in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
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siamang1822
1822 T. S. Raffles in Trans. Linn. Soc. 13 242 I have recently procured a living Siamang, which is very tame and tractable.
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 408/1 The Siamang of the Malays..has a peculiar formation of the hands or feet of the lower extremities.
1880 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 75 The ability to walk well was proved when a tame Siamang used to walk along a cabin table at sea, without disturbing the crockery.
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