单词 | western gorilla |
释义 | > as lemmaswestern gorilla western gorilla n. a gorilla with predominantly dark greyish or brownish fur, Gorilla gorilla, found in parts of western and Central Africa in predominantly forested habitats; esp. (more fully western lowland gorilla) the commonest subspecies, G. g. gorilla. ΚΠ 1920 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 19 264 The Western Gorilla is thought to vary in type, and has been classified in three sub-species. 1972 Man 7 149/2 The future of the western gorilla in Rio Muni is gravely threatened by hunting and destruction of the habitat. 2007 Daily Tel. 13 Sept. 17/5 The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) has moved from endangered to critically endangered on the Red List after the discovery that the main subspecies, the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), has been devastated by the commercial bushmeat trade and the Ebola virus. < as lemmas |
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