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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