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Definition of Pongo pygmaeus
1. Noun. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
Generic synonyms: Great Ape, Pongid
Group relationships: Genus Pongo, Pongo
Medical Definition of Pongo pygmaeus
1. A single genus and species of orangutan belonging to the pongidae family and found only in lowland forests of sumatra and borneo. Among the primates, the orangutan is second in size only to the gorilla. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pongo Pygmaeus
Literary usage of Pongo pygmaeus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Pongo, the genus of orangutans, consists of a single species, pongo pygmaeus,
occupying two distinct geographical areas, northern Sumatra and parts of ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... Pan paniscus, pongo pygmaeus, Gorilla and Hylobates lar. BIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL
SCIENCES: Repositories 0497 Animal Cell Culture Collection Department of ..."
3. In Defense of Women by Henry Louis Mencken (1922)
"direct heritage from those females of the pongo pygmaeus who were their probable
fore-runners in the world; the same thing is to be observed in the females ..."
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