Associations to the word «Pongo»

Wiktionary

PONGO, noun. (British military) (slang) A low-ranking soldier.
PONGO, noun. (archaic) Any large ape.
PONGO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae   — the orangutans.
PONGO ABELII, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae   — the Sumatran orangutan.
PONGO PYGMAEUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae   — the Bornean orangutan.

Dictionary definition

PONGO, noun. Type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans.

Wise words

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