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eastern gorilla
[ ees-tern guh-ril-uh ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of eastern gorilla1
First recorded in 1920–25
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