GENUS PONGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pongo mean? 

• GENUS PONGO (noun)
  The noun GENUS PONGO has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans

  Familiarity information: GENUS PONGO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PONGO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pongo; Pongo

Hypernyms ("genus Pongo" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pongo"):

orang; orangutan; orangutang; Pongo pygmaeus (large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits)

Holonyms ("genus Pongo" is a member of...):

family Pongidae; Pongidae (usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons)