mountain gorilla

noun

: a gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Virunga mountain range

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Seek Adventure Challenge yourselves by hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania; trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda or Uganda; flying in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara; or zip-lining over Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls. Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025 Smit and Robbins analyzed behavioral data recorded over 25 years of close observation of four different mountain gorilla troops. Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025 That’s like, almost as big as a mountain gorilla, male to female. Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025 Volcanoes National Park is home to 12 mountain gorilla families (with only about 1,000 left on Earth), according to Visit Rwanda, making Bisate Reserve a perfect perch for seeing the endangered animals and head out on safari. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountain gorilla

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mountain gorilla was in 1922

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“Mountain gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20gorilla. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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