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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒŋɡɪd/, /ˈpɒndʒɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pon′jid)

pon•gid (pon′jid),USA pronunciation n.

Mammalsany anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan;
a great ape.

adj.

Mammalspertaining to or being a great ape.

Kongo mpongi, mpungu ape) + -idae -id²
Neo-Latin Pongidae family name, equivalent. to Pong(o) type genus (said to be
1950–55

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pongid /ˈpɒŋɡɪd; ˈpɒndʒɪd/ n

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

adj

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Pongidae

Etymology: from New Latin Pongo type genus, from Kongo mpongi ape

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