silverback

sil·ver·back

S0410200 (sĭl′vər-băk)n. A mature male gorilla having silvery white hair across the back.

silverback

(ˈsɪlvəˌbæk) n (Animals) an older male gorilla with grey hair on its back

sil•ver•back

(ˈsɪl vərˌbæk)

n. an older male gorilla, usu. the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back have turned gray. [1960–65]

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silverback - an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the backgenus Gorilla - gorillasgorilla, Gorilla gorilla - largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

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