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noun
A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mammalogy, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A dominant or powerful older human male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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noun
Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of species Rhodamnia cinerea of plants of southeastern Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gorilla, Gorilla gorilla
History
From silver + back.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
