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    GENUS PONGO

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutansplay

    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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