Pongo

pongo

(ˈpɒŋɡəʊ) n, pl -gos1. (Animals) an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla2. (Military) military slang a soldier or marine[C17: from Kongo mpongo]

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Pongo - type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutansgenus Pongomammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily 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 habits