hoolock

See also: Hoolock

English

Etymology

From Assamese হলৌ (holou) or other related languages such as Bengali, perhaps imitation of its call.

Noun

hoolock (plural hoolocks)

A large gibbon, either of three primate species Hoolock hoolock, Hoolock leuconedys, or Hoolock tianxing from the family Hylobatidae.

Synonyms

(large gibbon): langur

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