Head Gorilla With Distinctive Coloring Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
	43%	14		Their scientific name is Gorilla gorilla
	noun • largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
	38%	7		Gorilla gorilla, e.g.
	noun • (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed • a specific kind of something

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