pongid

pon·gid

P0437450 (pŏn′jĭd)n.1. Any of various apes of the subfamily Ponginae, which includes only the orangutans and their extinct relatives.2. Any of various apes of the formerly recognized family Pongidae, which included the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. No longer in scientific use.

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[From New Latin Pongidae, former family name, from Pongo, type genus, from obsolete French pongo, great ape of Africa, of Bantu origin; akin to western dialectal Kongo mpungu, gorilla.]

pongid

(ˈpɒŋɡɪd; ˈpɒndʒɪd) n (Animals) any primate of the family Pongidae, which includes the gibbons and the great apesadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pongidae[from New Latin Pongo type genus, from Kongo mpongi ape]

pon•gid

(ˈpɒn dʒɪd)

n. any anthropoid ape of the family Pongidae, usu. comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan. [1950–55; < New Latin Pongidae=Pong(o) the type genus (said to be < Kongo mpongi, mpungu ape) + -idae -id²]

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pongid - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidaegreat apeanthropoid ape - any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidaefamily Pongidae, Pongidae - usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbonsorang, orangutan, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habitsgorilla, Gorilla gorilla - largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africachimp, chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests