| 单词 | eastern gorilla |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseastern gorilla eastern gorilla n. a gorilla with predominantly black fur, Gorilla beringei, which is the largest living primate, found in dense forest habitats in parts of Central Africa; esp. (more fully eastern lowland gorilla) the subspecies G. b. graueri.These forms were formerly regarded as subspecies of Gorilla gorilla (see western gorilla n. at western adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 4, and mountain gorilla n. at mountain n. and adj. Compounds 2c). ΚΠ 1921 Guide Galleries Mammals Brit. Mus. (ed. 10) 17 The most conspicuous is a fine male specimen of the Eastern Gorilla. 1971 Man 6 44 Traditionally the eastern gorillas have all been referred to a single species, the Mountain gorilla..but the present author has demonstrated that only the Virunga and Kahuzi gorillas are true Mountain Gorillas, and those of the other areas..belong to a separate subspecies, the Eastern lowland gorilla. 2007 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 19 Sept. a3 The World Conservation Union last week declared the western gorilla, a species distinct from eastern gorillas, as critically endangered. < as lemmas |
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