definitions

eastern gorilla

[ ees-tern guh-ril-uh ]
/ ˈis tərn gəˈrɪl ə /

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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Nearby words

eastern desert, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, eastern empire, eastern establishment, eastern ghats, eastern gorilla, eastern hemisphere, eastern hemlock, eastern hindi, eastern kingbird, eastern lowland gorilla

Origin of eastern gorilla

First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019