yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

pongo

/ ˈɒŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla
  2. slang.
    military a soldier or marine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pongo1

C17: from Kongo mpongo
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

That is after he scored 10 goals in the opening five games, the best start to an English top-flight season since Aston Villa's Pongo Waring in 1930.

From

The flaming-orange-haired primates are the only great ape native to Asia, and the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, has long represented the soul of Gunung Palung while playing a crucial role in the health of its forests.

From

A relative of today’s orangutan, Pongo weidenreichi, lived through whatever changes had doomed Gigantopithecus.

From

Prior to 700,000 years ago, Gigantopithecus and Pongo weidenreichi lived in forests with overhead canopies where they ate leaves, fruits, and flowers, with delectable vegetation available much of the year round.

From

Meanwhile Pongo weidenreichi changed its diet to subsist on fibrous plants that were more readily available.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement