Are gibbons a monkey?

Answer:

No. Gibbons are members of the superfamily Hominoidea, which include the apes and humans, whereas Old World Monkeys are taxonomically split into the separate superfamily of Cercopithecoidea.

Gibbons are classified as lesser apes (family Hylobatidae) along with siamangs.

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