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gorilla

/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/noun3 syllables

Gorilla means: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa.

Synonyms for gorilla1

noun, as in largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

Gorilla gorilla

What does gorilla mean?1

noun

1

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gorilla?3

two syllables

three syllables

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Gorilla in a sentence

  • In fact, gorillas have many of the same feelings that people have.CM
  • Be careful near the gorillas, they're very strong.Amastan
  • Gorillas can lift up to ten times their weight, and they weigh a lot.rul
  • The gorilla was one year old at the time.CM
  • She held the kitten like a mother gorilla would hold her own baby.CK
  • Imagine how strong a gorilla would be if it lifted.shekitten
  • Tobias opened the door to a guy in a full-body gorilla costume.Amastan
  • The guy in the gorilla suit was gone.Amastan

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Forms of gorilla

as a noun

plural
gorillas