Gorilla
[gə'rɪlə] or [ɡə'rɪlə]
Definition
(noun.) largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa.
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Definition
(n.) A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.
Checker: Newman
Definition
n. a great African ape the largest known anthropoid generally referred to the same genus with the chimpanzee.
Checker: Sumner
Examples
- The cries of the gorilla proclaimed that it was in mortal combat with some other denizen of the fierce wood. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A portion of his chest was laid bare to the ribs, three of which had been broken by the mighty blows of the gorilla. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- At first he thought it was one of his own people but in another instant he realized that it was Bolgani, the huge gorilla. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- That was the American girl who had been carried into the jungle by a gorilla. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I heard the same thing once before, said a Belgian, when I was in the gorilla country. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- As the knife sank deep into its body the gorilla shrieked in pain and rage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Others, alive to this objection, say that man is descended from the common ancestor of the chimpanzee, the orang-utang, and the gorilla. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Who is that spider-legged gorilla yonder with the sanctimonious countenance? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- What could D'Arnot do against Sabor--or if Bolgani, the gorilla, should come upon him--or Numa, the lion, or cruel Sheeta? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He who has saved each of us--who saved me from the gorilla. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Macaulay Island), and on this were wild, hairy men and women, whom the interpreters called gorilla. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A sudden light commenced to dawn on D'Arnot--this then was the gorilla. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A gorilla, Esmeralda? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The original _Periplus_ of Hanno hung in one temple in Carthage, skins of his gorillas were hung and treasured in another. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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