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GENUS PONGO

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans

Synonyms:

genus Pongo; Pongo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Pongo" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pongo"):

orang; orangutan; orangutang; Pongo pygmaeus (large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits)

Holonyms ("genus Pongo" is a member of...):

family Pongidae; Pongidae (usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons)

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