Pongo
See also: pongo
Translingual
Pongo pygmaeus
Etymology
From New Latin, from Kongo mpongi, mpungu.
Proper noun
Pongo m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – the orangutans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family; Ponginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan), Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan) (species)
Derived terms
- Pongidae
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