pongid

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Definitions of pongid word

noun pongid any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape. 1
adjective pongid pertaining to or being a great ape. 1
noun pongid any primate of the family Pongidae, which includes the gibbons and the great apes 0
adjective pongid of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pongidae 0
noun pongid a great ape 0

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; < New Latin Pongidae family name, equivalent to Pong(o) type genus (said to be < Kongo mpongi, mpungu ape) + -idae -id2

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