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n. An anthropoid ape of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan.

adj. Of or belonging to the family Pongidae.

n. Any primate in the family Pongidae, including the great apes.

n. any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

"(formerly would have been called a pongid/ape) fossil, not a human per se."

anthropoid ape   

hominid   

chimpanzee    pan troglodytes    orang    gorilla gorilla    pongo pygmaeus    orangutan    gorilla    orangutang    chimp