great ape

Meaning

  1. (archaic) A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee.
  2. Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.
  3. Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.

Synonyms

pongid

anthropoid ape

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