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pongid

 
Dictionary: pon·gid
(pŏn'jĭd) pronunciation
n.
An anthropoid ape of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan.

adj.
Of or belonging to the family Pongidae.

[From New Latin Pongidae, family name, from Pongo, type genus, of African origin, akin to Kikongo im-pongo.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
  Synonym: great ape


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - familie af primater

Nederlands (Dutch)
antropoïde aap

Français (French)
n. - pongidé
adj. - relatif à la famille des pongidés

Deutsch (German)
n. - Menschenaffe
adj. - Orangutan-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - είδος γίβουα (πιθήκου)
adj. - της οικογένειας των πονγκιδών

Italiano (Italian)
pongide

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pongídio (m) (Zool.)
adj. - pongídio (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
большая человекообразная обезьяна, обезьяний

Español (Spanish)
n. - simio
adj. - póngido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (människoliknande) apa
adj. - apliknande, ap-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
猩猩科类人猿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 猩猩科類人猿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성성이과의 유인원

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ショウジョウ科の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البنجد : قرد مشابه للإنسان (صفه) بنجدي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כל אחד מקופי-האדם, של משפחת קופי-האדם (שימפנזה, גורילה וכדו')‬


 
 
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