From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe great apesthe great apesthe different types of animals that are similar to large monkeys, considered as a group Alone of the great apes, the gorilla is not very efficient at using tools. → great
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the great apes• The orang is by far the most arboreal of the great apes.• Scientists are divided about which of the great apes evolved first from the Proconsul line. 