eastern gorilla

[ ees-tern guh-ril-uh ]

/ ˈis tərn gəˈrɪl ə /

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noun

a very large, thick-furred gorilla (Gorilla beringei) that lives peaceably in stable family groups: its two subspecies, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla, are both critically endangered.

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Origin of eastern gorilla

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby eastern gorilla

eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Eastern equine encephalitis, easterner, Eastern Establishment, Eastern Ghats, eastern gorilla, Eastern Hemisphere, eastern hemlock, Eastern Hindi, easternize, eastern lowland gorilla

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