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n. The largest of the anthropoid apes (Gorilla gorilla) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse, dark brown or black hair.

n. Slang A brutish man.

n. Slang A thug.

n. The largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking

n. A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

n. A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.

n. The largest known anthropoid ape, Troglodytes gorilla, of the family Simiidæ, suborder Anthropoidea, and order Primates, most closely resembling man, especially in the form of the pelvis and in the proportion of the molar teeth to the incisors.

n. [capitalized] A genus of Simiidæ, having the gorilla, Gorilla gina or G. savagei, as type and only species.

n. largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

"From a purely realistic scientific view, it turns out the gorilla is a poor choice for a monster; better would be the more violent chimpanzee."

pongid    great ape   

western lowland gorilla    eastern lowland gorilla    gorilla gorilla gorilla    gorilla gorilla beringei    mountain gorilla    silverback    gorilla gorilla grauri   

Aguadilla    Anguilla    Attila    Camilla    Drusilla    Godzilla    Lilah    Manila    Manzanilla    Marilla   

chimpanzee    baboon    ape    alligator    monkey    orangutan    gibbon    buffalo    boar    rhino