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siamang

noun si·a·mang \ˈsē-ə-ˌmaŋ, ˈsī-\

Definition of SIAMANG

:  a black gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus) of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula that is the largest of the gibbons
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Origin of SIAMANG

Malay
First Known Use: 1822

Rhymes with SIAMANG

boomerang, charabanc, give a hang, overhang, parasang, rhyming slang, yin and yang

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