pongo

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	orang, orangutan, orangutang, pongo pygmaeus,
definition	:	large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family pongidae, pongidae,
definition	:	usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons (noun.animal)