Nomascus
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Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – some of the gibbons, all endangered or critically endangered.
Usage notes
[edit]Formerly considered a single species within Hylobates, called Hylobates concolor.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hylobatidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Nomascus leucogenys (northern white-cheeked gibbon) - type species; Nomascus concolor (black crested gibbon), Nomascus nasutus (eastern black crested gibbon), Nomascus gabriellae (yellow-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus siki (southern white-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus annamensis (northern buff-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus hainanus (Hainan black crested gibbon) - other species
Further reading
[edit]Nomascus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nomascus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nomascus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons