Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gorilla
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Gorilla
gorilla
noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Gorillai, plural, a tribe of hairy women mentioned in an account of a voyage around Africa Date: 1847 1. a very large typically black-colored anthropoid ape (Gorilla ~) of equatorial Africa that has a stocky body with broad shoulders and long arms and is less erect and has smaller ears than the chimpanzee 2. a. an ugly or brutal man b. thug, goon
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n. the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to Central Africa, having a large head, short neck, and prominent mouth. Etymology: adopted as the specific name in 1847 f. Gk Gorillai an African tribe noted for hairiness ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(gorillas) A gorilla is a very large ape. It has long arms, black fur, and a black face. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a very large African monkey that is the largest of the apes1 (1) 2 slang an ugly, strong man who is employed to protect an important person ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- applied to the apes 1847 by U.S. missionary Thomas Savage, from Gk. gorillai, pl. of name given to wild, hairy people in Gk. translation of Carthaginian navigator Hanno's account of his voyage along the N.W. coast of Africa, c.500 B.C.E. Allegedly an African word. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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