As nouns the difference between donkey and gorilla
is that donkey is a domestic animal, subspecies: Equus africanus asinus, similar to a horse while gorilla is the largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking.
donkey
Noun
(
en noun)
A domestic animal, , similar to a horse.
A stubborn person.
A fool.
(nautical) A small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine .
(poker slang) A bad poker player.
Synonyms
* See also
Hyponyms
* jack
* jackass
* jenny
Related terms
* donkeycock, donkeydick
* donkey engine
* donkey jacket
* donkey pump
* donkey's eye
* donkeyshit
* donkey vote
* donkey work
* donkey’s years
See also
* ass
* mule
* hinny
gorilla
Noun
(
en noun)
The largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking
A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.
Derived terms
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