pongidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Pongidae*:
NOUN	animal	Pongidae, family Pongidae	usually considered as comprising orangutans

English > *Pongidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons.
Synonym	family Pongidae
Member of	Anthropoidea, suborder Anthropoidea	monkeys
Members	Pan, genus Pan	chimpanzees
	Pongo, genus Pongo	type genus of the family Pongidae
	genus Gorilla	gorillas
	great ape, pongid	Any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Broader	mammal family	A family of mammals
Spanish	póngidos
Catalan	Pongidae, pòngids

HyperDic: pongidae