pongid
Noun
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Any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae (synset 102482784)
is a type of: anthropoid ape - any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidaesubtypes:
- orang, orangutan, orangutang, pongo pygmaeus - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
- gorilla, gorilla gorilla - largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
- chimp, chimpanzee, pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
belongs to: family pongidae, pongidae - usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbonssame as: great ape
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