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单词 pongid
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pongid

[ pon-jid ]
/ ˈpɒn dʒɪd /

noun

any member of the formerly designated primate family Pongidae, which comprised gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.

adjective

pertaining or belonging to the family of gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans:Note the pongid hip and thigh musculature.

Origin of pongid

First recorded in 1945–50; short for Pongidae

Words nearby pongid

pondweed, pone, pong, ponga, pongee, pongid, Pongidae, pongo, poniard, ponograph, pons
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British Dictionary definitions for pongid

pongid
/ (ˈpɒŋɡɪd, ˈpɒndʒɪd) /

noun

any primate of the family Pongidae, which includes the gibbons and the great apes

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pongidae

Word Origin for pongid

from New Latin Pongo type genus, from Kongo mpongi ape
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for pongid

pongid
[ pŏnjĭd ]

See anthropoid ape.
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