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 Lar n. Zool. A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.
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 Gib·bon n.  Zool. Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing.
 Note: ☞ The white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar), the crowned (H. pilatus), the wou-wou or singing gibbon (H. agilis), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most common species.
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 Hylobates lar
      n : smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
          long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
          [syn: gibbon]