lowland gorilla

[ loh-luhnd guh-ril-uh ]

/ ˈloʊ lənd gəˈrɪl ə /

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1925–30

Sitting up there at that little spindly-legged organ, he looked enormous, bigger than life, like a gorilla at a harpsichord.
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Then twelve guys come out and beat the gorilla over the head.
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Kerr was adamant that the gorilla tie was not a statement about evolution, but “about life.”
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In Uganda, the World Wildlife Fund estimates each gorilla rakes in $1 million in revenue each year.
Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo?|Nina Strochlic|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A hunter comes across a sickly gorilla, too weak to defend itself from the blows of his cleaver.
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With all the fiery enthusiasm of the Gael, he possessed to an unusual degree the caution of the Lowland Scot.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
A plateau is defined as a high lowland; therefore, this section is higher in elevation than the Coastal Plain region.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The edge of the lowland forest where the bison wintered could be seen far away.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The strange clan always used it on their way to and from the lowland plains.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
Again, we have the fact that man possesses normally only twelve ribs, one less than is found in the gorilla and the chimpanzee.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris