siamang

siamang [see-uh-mang] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.

Origin of siamang Borrowed into English from Malay around 1815–25 Examples from the Web for siamang Historical Examples of siamang

They pulled with all their might; and Lanark, the cockswain, steered her for the siamang.

Four Young Explorers

Oliver Optic

It is clear that in the first place we may distinguish the Siamang, H. syndactylus, which indeed some regard as a separate genus.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia

Frank Evers Beddard

The largest is the jet black, Sumatran “siamang,” three feet tall.

Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

Ernest Ingersoll

“Ay, it is a Siamang ape—next in size to the orang-utan,” said Van der Kemp, who stood at his friend’s elbow.

Blown to Bits

Robert Michael Ballantyne

The siamang differs from the other species of long-armed apes in the formation of its feet and in several other characteristics.

Natural History in Anecdote

Various

British Dictionary definitions for siamang siamang noun

1. a large black gibbon, Hylobates (or Symphalangus) syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having a large reddish-brown vocal sac beneath the chin and the second and third toes united

Word Origin for siamang C19: from Malay