'Gorilla' definitions:
Definition of 'gorilla'
(from WordNet)
noun
Largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa [syn: gorilla, Gorilla gorilla]
Definition of 'Gorilla'
From: GCIDE
- Gorilla \Go*ril"la\, n. [An African word; found in a Greek translation of a treatise in Punic by Hanno, a Carthaginian.] (Zool.) A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man. Goring
Synonyms of 'gorilla'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- angwantibo,
- Antaeus,
- anthropoid ape,
- apache,
- ape,
- assassin,
- assassinator,
- Atlas,
- aye-aye,
- baboon,
- Barbary ape,
- battler,
- beast,
- beldam,
- belligerent,
- belted knight,
- berserk,
- berserker,
- bickerer,
- blade,
- bloodletter,
- bloodshedder,
- bomber,
- bravo,
- brawler,
- Briareus,
- Brobdingnagian,
- bruiser,
- brute,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- burker,
- butcher,
- button man,
- Cain,
- cannibal,
- capuchin,
- chacma,
- Charles Atlas,
- chimpanzee,
- colossus,
- combatant,
- competitor,
- contender,
- contestant,
- cutthroat,
- Cyclops,
- demon,
- desperado,
- devil,
- disputant,
- dragon,
- drill,
- duelist,
- enforcer,
- entellus,
- eradicator,
- executioner,
- exterminator,
- fencer,
- feuder,
- fiend,
- fighter,
- fighting cock,
- fire-eater,
- firebrand,
- foilsman,
- fury,
- gamecock,
- garroter,
- giant,
- gibbon,
- gladiator,
- Goliath,
- goon,
- guenon,
- guereza,
- gun,
- gunman,
- gunsel,
- hanuman,
- hardnose,
- hatchet man,
- head-hunter,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- hellhound,
- hellion,
- Hercules,
- hit man,
- holy terror,
- homicidal maniac,
- homicide,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- hothead,
- hotspur,
- incendiary,
- jouster,
- killer,
- knight,
- langur,
- lemur,
- macaque,
- mad dog,
- madcap,
- Mafioso,
- man,
- man-eater,
- man-killer,
- mandrill,
- manslayer,
- marmoset,
- massacrer,
- matador,
- militant,
- monster,
- mountain gorilla,
- mug,
- mugger,
- murderer,
- muscle man,
- orang,
- orangutan,
- pesticide,
- plug-ugly,
- poison,
- poisoner,
- Polyphemus,
- powerhouse,
- proboscis monkey,
- quarreler,
- rapist,
- revolutionary,
- rhesus,
- rioter,
- rival,
- rodman,
- rough,
- roughneck,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- sabreur,
- saki,
- Samson,
- savage,
- scrapper,
- scuffler,
- she-wolf,
- slaughterer,
- slayer,
- spitfire,
- squabbler,
- stalwart,
- strangler,
- strong arm,
- strong man,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-armer,
- struggler,
- Superman,
- swashbuckler,
- sword,
- swordplayer,
- swordsman,
- Tarzan,
- termagant,
- terror,
- terrorist,
- the mighty,
- the strong,
- thug,
- tiger,
- tigress,
- tilter,
- Titan,
- torpedo,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- tower of strength,
- trigger man,
- tussler,
- ugly customer,
- violent,
- virago,
- vixen,
- wild beast,
- witch,
- wolf,
- wrangler,
- Young Turk