gorilla
nounHow many syllables in gorilla?
There are 3 syllables in the word gorilla.How to pronounce gorilla:
Definition of gorilla:
- gorilla (noun):
- largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa.
- a very large typically black-colored anthropoid ape (gorilla gorilla) of equatorial africa that has a stocky body with broad shoulders and long arms and is less erect and has smaller ears than the chimpanzee
Synonyms for gorilla:
assassin
bandit
bully
criminal
eastern lowland gorilla
gangbanger
gangsta
gangster
genus gorilla
goon
gorilla gorilla
gorilla gorilla gorilla
gorilla gorilla grauri
great ape
hood
hoodlum
hooligan
mobster
mountain gorilla
mug
offender
perpetrator
pirate
plug-ugly
pongid
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