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The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking. / A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

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gorilla

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/

Noun

informal

The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking. / A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

Japanese Meaning

中央アフリカの森林に生息する、霊長類の中で最も大きく、拳を使って歩行する特徴を持つ動物。 / 大柄で乱暴な男、いわゆる不良や暴力的な人物を意味する比喩的な表現。

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ゴリラは好奇心旺盛に研究者のカメラを覗き込んだ後、森の地面にある果物に戻った。

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In three of these twenty gorillæ 14 ribs are present, and the additional rib in each of them is below. […] The conclusion that the usual place of commencement of the dorsal type in the gorilla is between the 12th and 13th dorsal vertebræ is founded on notes taken of this character in 13 of these gorillæ.

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