PONGIDAE

Meaning of PONGIDAE in English

great apes, anthropoid apes

Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

PONGIDAE — -jəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Pongo, type genus + -idae : a family of primates consisting of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PONGIDAE — family of anthropoid primates including the orangutan, chimpanzee, and gorilla (qq.v.); Hylobatidae, the family of apes that includes the gibbon …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONGID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Kongo mpongi ape Date: 1950 any of a family (Pongidae) of apes that includes the chimpanzee, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREAT APE — noun Date: 1913 any of a family (Pongidae) of primates including the gorilla, orangutan, and chimpanzees
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APE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English apa; akin to Old High German affo ~ Date: before 12th century …
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PRIMATE — any of more than 300 species of monkeys, apes, and other mammal s of the order Primates. Primates are distinguished …
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OLD WORLD MONKEY — Any of certain anthropoid primate s of Africa and Asia (also called catarrhines), as distinguished from the New World monkey …
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HUMAN EVOLUTION — Evolution of modern human beings from nonhuman and extinct hominid forms. Genetic evidence points to an evolutionary divergence between the …
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HOMINID — Any creature of the family Hominidae (order Primates), of which only one species exists today Extinct species of the family …
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APE — Any of the tailless, anthropoid primates of two families: Hylobatidae (the lesser apes: gibbons and siamangs) and Pongidae (the great …
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SIMIID — I. -ēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Simiidae : of or relating to the Pongidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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PONGID — I. ˈpänjə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Pongidae : of or relating to the Pongidae II. noun ( -s ) : …
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APE — I. ˈāp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English apa; akin to Old Saxon apo, Old High …
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ANTHROPOID — I. ˈan(t)thrəˌpȯid, -thrō-, ˈaan-; sometimes anˈthrō- adjective Etymology: Greek anthrōpoeidēs, from anthrōp- anthrop- + -eidos -oid 1. a. : resembling …
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BONOBO — bəˈnōbō; ˈbänəbō, -nō- noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from Mongo or Ngando (Bantu languages of the Democratic Republic of …
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SIMIIDAE — sə̇ˈmīəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Simia + -idae synonym of pongidae
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HYLOBATES — hīˈläbəˌtēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hyl- + -bates : a genus of primates comprising the typical gibbons …
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DRYOPITHECINAE — -ˌpithəˈsī(ˌ)nē, -ˈkī- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Dryopithecus, type genus + -inae : a subfamily of Pongidae comprising …
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AUSTRALOPITHECUS — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷pə̇ˈthēkəs, -ˈpithikəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin australis southern + New Latin -o- + -pithecus — more …
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AUSTRALOPITHECINAE — -ˌpithəˈsī(ˌ)nē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Australopithecus, type genus + -inae : a subfamily of Pongidae including …
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AUSTRALOPITHECIDAE — ȯˌstrā(ˌ)lōpə̇ˈthēsəˌdē, äˌ- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Australopithecus, type genus + -idae : the Australopithecinae regarded as …
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ANTHROPOMORPHIDAE — -fə̇ˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Anthropomorphus, type genus (from Late Latin, of human shape) + -idae synonym of pongidae
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PONGID — /pon"jid/ , n. 1. any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PONGID — [ 'pɒn(d)ʒɪd ] ■ noun Zoology a primate of a family (Pongidae) which comprises the great apes. Origin 1950s: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRIMATE — in zoology, any member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and man. The order has …
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PONGID — n. & adj. --n. any ape of the family Pongidae, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orang-utans. --adj. of or relating to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PONGID — n. & adj. n. any ape of the family Pongidae, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orang-utans. adj. of or relating to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PONGID — n. & adj. --n. any ape of the family Pongidae, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orang-utans. --adj. of or relating to …
Oxford English vocab
ANTHROPOID APES — 1) человекообразные, высшие приматы (Anthropoidea) 2) человекообразные обезьяны (Pongidae), высшие узконосые обезьяны (Pongidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ANTHROPOID APES — 1) человекообразные, высшие приматы ( Anthropoidea ) 2) человекообразные обезьяны ( Pongidae ) , высшие узконосые обезьяны ( Pongidae )
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