"hoolock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hoolocks [plural], hoolock gibbon [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese হলৌ (holou) or a kindred Eastern Indo-Aryan language. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|as|হলৌ}} Assamese হলৌ (holou) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoolock (plural hoolocks)
  1. Any of the large gibbons of genus Hoolock of the family Hylobatidae. Synonyms (large gibbon): langur Derived forms: western hoolock (taxonomic: Hoolock hoolock), eastern hoolock (taxonomic: Hoolock leuconedys), Skywalker hoolock (taxonomic: Hoolock tianxing)
    Sense id: en-hoolock-en-noun-1nJignKV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Lesser apes

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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