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Definition of Gorillas
1. gorilla [n] - See also: gorilla
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorillas
Literary usage of Gorillas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"These are men who went unarmed to Baltimore, and fought the gorillas with their
fists.— NT Tribune, May 6. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Male gorillas largely exceed the females in size, and attain a height of from 5$
... states that gorillas only leave the depths of the forest to enter the ..."
3. In African Forest and Jungle by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1903)
"We had been gone about two hours, and had seen several footprints of gorillas ;
so we knew that they were in the neighborhood. Suddenly Rogala stopped ..."
4. In the Rainforest by Debby De Pauw, Depauw, Gary Shipman (1993)
"Have children count how many times gorilla/gorillas appears in the chant Have
them count how many "g's" appear in the rhyme. 3. Select ten children to come ..."
5. Across Africa by Verney Lovett Cameron, Daniel Oliver (1877)
"gorillas.—Hill-side Cultivation.—Spiders.—Mosquitoes, Boils, and Sore Feet.—A
Strike.— Hot-water Spring. ..."
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