gorilloidn.adj.
/ɡəˈrɪlɔɪd/ A. n.
An animal resembling a gorilla.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) > genus Gorilla (gorilla)
pongo1625
troglodyte1774
gorilla1853
gorilloid1946
silverback1964
1946 F. Weidenreich Apes, Giants & Man i. 24 (caption) Gorilloids.
B. adj.
Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > like a gorilla
gorilloid1949
1949 W. E. Le Gros Clark Hist. Primates 58 Large apes of gorilloid proportions.
1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 89 Some have..massive gorilloid crests atop their skulls.
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n.adj.1946