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lowland gorilla
[ loh-luhnd guh-ril-uh ]
/ ˈloʊ lənd gəˈrɪl ə /
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Origin of lowland gorilla
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby lowland gorilla
low-impact, low-income, low-key, lowland, Lowlander, lowland gorilla, Lowlands, Low Latin, low-level, low-level language, low-level waste
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How to use lowland gorilla in a sentence
So, basically, your local bureaucrat will decide if your pet western lowland gorilla is a Class 2 or 3 animal, then you give him a ten-spot for processing, and you’re all set, the proud owner of one of about fourteen western lowland gorillas.
In 2016, for instance, a lowland gorilla named Harambe had to be shot after a 3-year old climbed into his enclosure.
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