genus pongo

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   type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans

   SynonymsPongo

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofPongidae

Questions about genus pongo

What does genus pongo mean?

genus pongo means "type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans".

What is another word for genus pongo?

Close synonyms include Pongo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pongo a common word?

genus pongo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.