great ape
Biological term for the family Hominidae, including orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos. Contrasts with 小型類人猿 (lesser apes, i.e., gibbons).
See also: 小型類人猿
Great apes include chimpanzees and gorillas.
小型類人猿 refers to lesser apes (gibbons), while 大型類人猿 refers to great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos).
Compound of 大型 (large) + 類人猿 (anthropoid ape). The term is a modern biological classification.