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Definition of Pongidae
1. Noun. Usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Great Ape, Pongid, Genus Pongo, Pongo, Genus Gorilla, Genus Pan, Pan
Medical Definition of Pongidae
1. A family of primates consisting of three genera: pongo (pongo pygmaeus), pan (pan troglodytes and pan paniscus), and gorilla (gorilla gorilla). They inhabit forests in southeast asia, equatorial africa, sumatra, and borneo. The members of this family are the closest living relatives of man. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pongidae
Literary usage of Pongidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"pongidae, and 3. Hominidae. Considering only the necessary subdivisions it appears
that there are three sub-families of pongidae and they are : 1.1. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Representatives of all families of primates with the exception of pongidae and
Hominidae were considered, and, since the beginning of this project in 1962, ..."
3. The Passing of the Great Race; Or, The Racial Basis of European History by Madison Grant, Henry Fairfield Osborn (1921)
"... and the name Pan vet us has been proposed for the animal represented by the
jaw (Family pongidae)." See also The Dawn Man of Piltdown, England, ..."
4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"... »pongidae n. fam. Clarke, JM Albany Univ. NY, Bull. St. Mus., No. 39, 8,
1900, (187-194, with pl.i-, ..."
5. The Passing of the Great Race: Or, The Racial Basis of European History by Madison Grant, Henry Fairfield Osborn (1921)
"... and the name Pan vetus has been proposed for the animal represented by the
jaw (Family pongidae)." See also The Dawn Man of Piltdown, England, ..."
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