bilou

See also: bílou and bǐlòu

English

Noun

bilou (plural bilous)

  1. Synonym of Kloss's gibbon (Hylobates klossii)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English billow, from Middle English *bilwe, from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.

Noun

bilou (plural bilou-bilou)

  1. (hydrology) billow

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mentawai [Term?].

Noun

bilou (plural bilou-bilou)

  1. (zoology) bilou, Kloss's gibbon, Mentawai gibbon, dwarf siamang (Hylobates klossii)

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