gorilla

noun
go*ril*la \ gə-ˈri-lə \
1832{ds||1||}
  • a very large typically black-colored anthropoid ape (Gorilla gorilla) of equatorial Africa that has a stocky body with broad shoulders and long arms and is less erect and has smaller ears than the chimpanzee
  • an ugly or brutal man
  • thug, goon

800-pound gorilla

noun
800-pound gorilla \ ˈāt-ˈhən-drəd-ˈpau̇nd- \ -dərd- \
1976
  • one that is dominating or uncontrollable because of great size or power

lowland gorilla

noun
lowland gorilla \
1927
  • either of two gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla or G. gorilla graueri) that inhabit lowland rainforests of west central Africa

mountain gorilla

noun
mountain gorilla \
1922
  • a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) inhabiting the Virunga mountain range
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