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| anthropoid |
a manlike ape such as the chimpanzee or gorilla. [1/3 definitions] |
| ape |
any of a group of primates, such as the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon, or orangutan. Apes are large mammals and do not have tails. [1/5 definitions] |
| bigfoot |
a conjectured animal resembling a large ape or gorilla, alleged to live in the wilder areas of the Pacific Northwest; sasquatch. |
| chimpanzee |
a highly intelligent African species of ape, closely related to humans and smaller than the gorilla. |
| great ape |
any of the family of apes that most closely resemble man in anatomy, such as the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan. |
| silverback |
a mature male gorilla distinguished by a silvery white or gray area across its back. |
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