pongid

Adjective, Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

pongid(n = noun.animal) great ape - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae; Array

is a kind of anthropoid ape

is a member of family pongidae, pongidae

has particulars: orang, orangutan, orangutang, pongo pygmaeus, gorilla, gorilla gorilla, chimp, chimpanzee, pan troglodytes

pongid, n. & adj.
--n. any ape of the family Pongidae, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orang-utans.
--adj. of or relating to this family.

Etymology

mod.L Pongidae f. Pongo the genus-name: see PONGO(1)

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