/pon"jid/ , n.
1. any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
adj.
2. pertaining to or being a great ape.
[ 1950-55; Pongidae family name, equiv. to Pong ( o ) type genus (said to be mpongi, mpungu ape) + -idae -ID 2 ]