mountain gorilla

[ moun-tn guh-ril-uh ]

noun

1. a bluish-black gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei ), a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, surviving in two small populations in national parks that cover mountainous regions of Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda: a victim of illegal hunting, habitat destruction, and civil unrest, it is listed as critically endangered.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain gorilla¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Emmanuel Harerimana, a charismatic Rwandan park ranger, describes the challenges of caring for mountain gorillas during a pandemic.

From Washington Post