白手手長猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1

Grade: 1
なが
Grade: 2
さる > ざる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

(しろ) (shiro, white) + () (te, hand) + 手長猿(てながざる) (tenagazaru, gibbon)

Noun

(しろ)()()(なが)(ざる) or 白手手長猿(シロテテナガザル) • (shirote tenagazaru

  1. lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).