- great ape, pongid - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
--1 is a kind of anthropoid ape
--1 is a member of Pongidae, family Pongidae
--1 has particulars:orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus; gorilla, Gorilla gorilla; chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes