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great ape Definition

great ape

noun

any of a family (Pongidae) of primates consisting of the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan

great ape Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • save: GRASP is the first internationally co-ordinated initiative to save the great apes.
  • include: The most dramatic difference between humans and any other species, including the great apes, is found in the central nervous system.
  • live: Orang-utans are the only living great apes in Asia, but they could become extinct in the wild within just 20 years.
  • use: But the only European biomedical research that has used great apes recently is the Biomedical Primate Research Center at Rijswijk, in the Netherlands.

Adjective modifier

  • other: Homo sapiens is closely related to other great apes, especially chimpanzees.
  • only: Director Jim Cronin estimates up to 600 of Asia's only great ape are being kept illegally in Thailand.
  • captive: A good chunk of The Dynamic Dance is devoted to the behavior of wild and captive great apes.
  • last: To us, the demise of the last great ape of Asia would be a global tragedy.