eastern lowland gorilla
- noun
- /ˈiːstərn ˈloʊˌlænd ɡəˈrɪlə/
- South African
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gorila de tierras bajas del este
- Researchers have tracked eastern lowland gorillas in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Examples
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The eastern lowland gorilla is critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.
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A silverback eastern lowland gorilla can weigh up to 250 kilograms in the wild.
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The eastern lowland gorilla is critically endangered.
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Many eastern lowland gorillas live in the dense forests.
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Researchers have tracked eastern lowland gorillas in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A silverback eastern lowland gorilla can weigh up to 250 kilograms in the wild.
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The eastern lowland gorilla is critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: a 'gorilla' that lives in 'lowland' areas in the 'eastern' region, so the basic meaning (a gorilla from eastern lowlands) is immediately derivable from the constituents. Although it denotes a specific taxonomic subspecies, the spatial and animal meanings combine transparently and follow common adjective + noun patterns cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it.
Etymology
Eastern lowland gorilla comes from where the animal lives: eastern means 'in the east', lowland means 'low forest', and gorilla is the animal. That's why the name refers to the kind of gorilla that lives in the low forests of eastern Congo.
