| 单词 | white-cheeked gibbon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite-cheeked gibbon white-cheeked gibbon n. either of two gibbons of Laos and Vietnam whose males and juveniles have conspicuous patches of white on the cheeks, Nomascus leucogenys and N. siki.These gibbons were long thought to be conspecific. ΚΠ 1841 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Bengal 10 838 The White-cheeked Gibbon, (H. Leucogenys, Ogilby), a species lately characterized from a young individual in the possession of the Zoological Society. 1933 Sigma Xi Q. 21 74 While it is true that Eoutan, a French student, thought he could distinguish a few words as spoken by a white-cheeked gibbon, he finally came to the conclusion that the vocal expressions of this animal are instinctive and practically independent of the experience or special training of the individual. 1982 B.T. Deputte in Primate Communication iv.87 The white-cheeked gibbon duet is more than a mere female plus male song. It appears to signal the existence and location of a still-established mating pair. 2013 Chicagoist (Nexis) 26 Aug. White-cheeked gibbon mothers are the primary caretakers of their offspring, unlike other ape species who may share the workload associated with an infant. < as lemmas |
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