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Definition of Family Pongidae
1. Noun. Usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons.
Exact synonyms: Pongidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Great Ape, Pongid, Genus Pongo, Pongo, Genus Gorilla, Genus Pan, Pan
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Great Ape, Pongid, Genus Pongo, Pongo, Genus Gorilla, Genus Pan, Pan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pongidae
Literary usage of Family Pongidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Passing of the Great Race; Or, The Racial Basis of European History by Madison Grant, Henry Fairfield Osborn (1921)
"... and the name Pan vet us has been proposed for the animal represented by the
jaw (family Pongidae)." See also The Dawn Man of Piltdown, England, ..."
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