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gorille.

gorilla (largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɔ.ʁij/
  1. gorilla (largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking)

    masculine
  2. goon, thug (muscular henchman with little intelligence)

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin Gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).

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