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Gorilla vs Pongid - What's the difference?

gorilla | pongid |

As a proper noun gorilla

is .

As a noun pongid is

any primate in the family hominidae'' except humans: the great apes (genera ''gorilla'', ''pan'', and ''pongo ).

gorilla

English

(wikipedia 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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    pongid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any primate in the family Hominidae'' except humans: the great apes (genera ''Gorilla'', ''Pan'', and ''Pongo ).

    • See also

    * hominid

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