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Gorilla

/ɡəˈrɪlə/
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(noun) An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.

A reporter is interviewing Dr. Patterson about Koko, a talking gorilla.
Hundreds of people called or wrote to the Gorilla Foundation.
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The silverback ____ is the largest and most powerful member of the primate family living in the wild.

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