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eastern gorilla

[ ees-tern guh-ril-uh ]

noun

  1. a very large, thick-furred gorilla ( Gorilla beringei ) that lives peaceably in stable family groups: its two subspecies, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla, are both critically endangered.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eastern gorilla1

First recorded in 1920–25

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Eastern GhatsEastern Hemisphere