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nounusually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
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Definition that contains pongidae
- pongo type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
- pongid any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
- hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
- family hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
- anthropoid ape any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
- genus pongo type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
- great ape any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae