Gorilla Definition
gə-rĭlə
gorillas
noun
gorillas
The largest and most powerful of the great apes (Gorilla gorilla), native to the jungles of equatorial Africa: the adult male weighs up to 225 kg (c. 500 lb): it is generally shy, intelligent, and herbivorous.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as like a gorilla in appearance, strength, etc.
Webster's New World
A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.
American Heritage
A gangster; thug.
Webster's New World
pronoun
Other Word Forms of Gorilla
Noun
Singular:
gorillaPlural:
gorillasOrigin of Gorilla
Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Gorillai, “a tribe of hairy women”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone.
From Wiktionary
New Latin (Trōglodytēs) gorilla former species name from Greek Gorillai a tribe of hairy women perhaps of African origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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