Gibbon

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gibbon
       n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
            Empire (1737-1794) [syn: {Edward Gibbon}]
       2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
          long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
          [syn: {Hylobates lar}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gibbon, MN (city, FIPS 23678)
    Location: 44.53513 N, 94.52300 W
    Population (1990): 712 (359 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55335
  Gibbon, NE (city, FIPS 18615)
    Location: 40.74650 N, 98.84474 W
    Population (1990): 1525 (602 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68840

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gibbon, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    1759
     Housing Units (2000): 668
     Land area (2000):     0.838856 sq. miles (2.172628 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.838856 sq. miles (2.172628 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            18615
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.747656 N, 98.844381 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68840
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gibbon, NE
      Gibbon
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gibbon, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    808
     Housing Units (2000): 378
     Land area (2000):     0.887940 sq. miles (2.299753 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.887940 sq. miles (2.299753 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            23678
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.533200 N, 94.524178 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55335
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gibbon, MN
      Gibbon