n.
Pronunciation: g ə - ' ri-l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Gorillai, plural, a tribe of hairy women mentioned in an account of a voyage around Africa
Date: 1847
1 : a very large typically black-colored anthropoid ape ( Gorilla gorilla ) of equatorial Africa that has a stocky body with broad shoulders and long arms and is less erect and has smaller ears than the chimpanzee
2 a : an ugly or brutal man b : THUG , GOON