great ape

great ape

n. Any of various apes of the family Hominidae, which includes the chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and humans, but not the gibbons.

great ape

n (Animals) any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gorilla

great′ ape′

n. any of the larger apes, including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan, but excluding the gibbon.

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great ape - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidaepongidanthropoid ape - any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidaefamily Pongidae, Pongidae - usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbonsorang, orangutan, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habitsgorilla, Gorilla gorilla - largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africachimp, chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests