mountain gorilla
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- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən ɡəˈrɪlə/
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gorila de montaña
- These parks are home to the world's entire mountain gorilla population of approximately 700 gorillas.
- mountain gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
- mountain gorillas of Rwanda
- Endangered mountain gorillas
Examples
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A recent census by the Uganda Wildlife Authority has recognized 880 mountain gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda, up from the 786 identified in 2010.
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November 16, 2012 -- Africa's mountain gorilla has experienced a growth in numbers following intense conservation efforts, the WWF has announced.
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Photos or film of mountain gorillas in the wild.
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You just said in there that you need someone right now to take a census of the mountain gorillas.
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We are keen to find out how our mountain gorilla group learned their complex techniques.
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Did you know that mountain gorillas are vegetarians?
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This is where we head deep into the forest like we are now to a group of wild mountain gorillas who aren't used to seeing humans.
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Mountain gorillas are only found in Central Africa, within the mountain rainforests of the Virunga Volcanoes.
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While tracking the endangered mountain gorilla, we encountered a group peacefully foraging in the lush vegetation.
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Conservation efforts in Rwanda focus on protecting the mountain gorilla and its habitat from poaching and deforestation.
Synonyms
A large ape that lives in mountain forests of central Africa known as the mountain gorilla
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning—a gorilla that lives in mountainous areas—is directly and compositionally derived from 'mountain' + 'gorilla', a straightforward descriptive noun-noun compound. This referential, non-idiomatic formation is cross-linguistically common and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Mountain gorilla combines mountain and gorilla to show a gorilla that lives high in mountain forests. So the name refers to a 'rare gorilla that lives in mountain forests'.