pongidae

• Таксономическое семейство в биологической классификации, обычно включающее орангутанов, горилл, шимпанзе, а иногда и гиббонов.

A taxonomic family in biological classification, usually considered as comprising orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and sometimes gibbons.

uncountable · proper noun

1. A taxonomic family of great apesC2formalscientific

   A biological family that historically included orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and sometimes gibbons, though modern classification often separates them.

   Семейство понгид

   • The family Pongidae was once used to classify all non-human great apes.
   • Orangutans are the only Asian members of the Pongidae family.
   • Taxonomic revisions have largely replaced Pongidae with Hominidae for great apes.