gorilla gorilla

  • 121gorilla — noun 1》 a powerfully built great ape of central Africa, the largest living primate. [Gorilla gorilla.] 2》 informal a heavily built aggressive looking man. Origin C19: from Gk, representing an alleged Afr. word for a wild or hairy person …

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  • 122gorilla — UK [ɡəˈrɪlə] / US noun [countable] Word forms gorilla : singular gorilla plural gorillas 1) a large strong African wild animal that is similar to a monkey but much larger and lives in forests 2) informal a big man who seems stupid or violent …

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  • 123gorilla — go•ril•la [[t]gəˈrɪl ə[/t]] n. pl. las 1) mam the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, of equatorial Africa, vegetarian and mainly terrestrial 2) an ugly or brutish person 3) sts a hoodlum or thug • Etymology: 1790–1800; < NL < Gk… …

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  • 124gorilla juice — n. steroids. (Bodybuilding. Steroids build muscle tissue rapidly.) □ Andy really wanted to get hold of some gorilla juice, but his parents said no. □ Do all those muscle bound creatures take gorilla juice? …

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  • 125gorilla — [19] The first we hear of gorilla is as a word used in a Greek translation of the 5thcentury BC Carthaginian explorer Hanno’s account of a voyage to West Africa. He reported encountering there a tribe of wild hairy people, whose females were,… …

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  • 126gorilla — n. the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to Central Africa, having a large head, short neck, and prominent mouth. Etymology: adopted as the specific name in 1847 f. Gk Gorillai an African tribe noted for hairiness …

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  • 127Gorilla Bitez — The Gorilla Bitez are animated shorts featuring the virtual band Gorillaz in different phases. 5 of them are of the Gorillaz in Phase 1, and two has been made of them in Phase 2. Phase One Jump the Gut Noodle and Del are betting to see if 2D will …

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  • 128gorilla — Synonyms and related words: Antaeus, Atlas, Barbary ape, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Cain, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Hercules, Mafioso, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, Young Turk, angwantibo, anthropoid ape, apache, ape,… …

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