Nomascus
Translingual
Nomascus leucogenys, female and male
Proper noun
Nomascus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – some of the gibbons, all endangered or critically endangered.
Usage notes
Formerly considered a single species within Hylobates, called Hylobates concolor.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Nomascus concolor, Nomascus nasutus, Nomascus leucogenys, Nomascus gabriellae, Nomascus siki, Nomascus annamensis (species)
Further reading
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