mountain gorilla

noun

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

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Photo : Courtesy of Doli Lodge Canoe River Track Gorillas in the Congo Basin The mountain gorillas of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, Africa’s gorilla-tracking epicenter, see almost 100 tourists per day trampling around their turf. Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025 This classic essay gives a history-qua-epic of Carl Akeley’s taxidermy work, as embodied in the mountain gorilla diorama of New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025 Being social has upsides and downsides for mountain gorillas, according to a new paper that scientists say may help explain why some humans have more friends than others. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025 Kigali’s image as a clean and orderly city has helped boost tourism — including $1,500-a-day excursions to see mountain gorillas in stunning national parks — that brought the country $620 million in 2023, according to Rwanda’s Development Board. Guerchom Ndebo, New York Times, 11 Mar. 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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