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Gorilla

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Noun

1. gorilla, gorilla gorilla

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gorilla

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noun
1. 
the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, inhabiting the forests of central W Africa. It is stocky and massive, with a short muzzle and coarse dark hair
2. informal
a large, strong, and brutal-looking man

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Gorilla

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noun
1. 
the largest, and most powerful of the great apes (Gorilla gorilla), native to the jungles of equatorial Africa: the adult male weighs up to 225 kg (c. 500 lb): it is generally shy, intelligent, and vegetarian
2.  Slang
a. 
a person regarded as like a gorilla in appearance, strength, etc.
b. 
a gangster; thug

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gorilla

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n.
1. Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.
2. Slang
a. A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.
b. A thug.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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