great ape

noun

any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

• Syn: ↑pongid

• Hypernyms: ↑anthropoid ape

• Hyponyms:

↑orangutan, ↑orang, ↑orangutang, ↑Pongo pygmaeus, ↑gorilla, ↑Gorilla gorilla, ↑chimpanzee, ↑chimp, ↑Pan troglodytes

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pongidae, ↑family Pongidae

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noun

: any of the recent anthropoid apes : gibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla

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any of several apes of the family Pongidae, characterized by a relatively hairless face with protrusive lips and by hands with complex fingerprints and flat nails, including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.

[1945-50]

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great ape noun

Any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla and orang-utan

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Main Entry: ↑great

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great ape,

any anthropoid ape: »

The living great apes (the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan) are assigned, with their ancestors, to the family Pongidae (Ian Tattersall).

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n. a large ape of a family closely related to humans, including the gorilla, orangutan, and chimpanzees, but excluding the gibbons; an anthropoid ape. ● Family Pongidae, order Primates

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noun, pl ⋯ apes [count]

: ↑ape 1, 1

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ˌgreat ˈape 7 [great ape] noun usually plural

one of the large animals which are most similar to humans ( ↑chimpanzees, ↑gorillas, and ↑orang-utans )