pongid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pongid*:
NOUN	animal	pongid, great ape	any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

English > *pongid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae.
Synonym	great ape
Member of	Pongidae, family Pongidae	usually considered as comprising orangutans
Narrower	chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes	intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests / forests
	gorilla, Gorilla gorilla	largest anthropoid ape
	orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus	large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
Broader	anthropoid ape	Any tailless ape of the families ... / families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
Spanish	pongid, póngido
Catalan	pòngid

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