silverback
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlvərˌbæk/
- The Bwindi gorilla group we are following is quite a cohesive one, made up of thirteen individuals, including two silverbacks.
- silverback gorilla
- silverback male
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- We can be just like the silverbacks up in Rwanda, right?
- Grizzly bear versus silverback gorilla go grizzly bear.
- The stress levels of the silverback gorilla affect the other gorillas more than gorillas who appears to each other.
- A grizzly bear, a silverback gorilla and maybe a lion or tiger, an African lion or one of the flavours of tiger.
- A monkey and ape and primates and cause an ape like a a silverback is straight and then an orangutan is straight.
Examples
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Each group, which can vary from 2 to 40, is led by a protective male Silverback whose average weight is about 350 lbs. and who decides when and where the group will forage, rest, and sleep.
Academic text (2009) -
A silverback is the head male in a tribe of gorillas.
Blog text (14) -
That is your daddy, that silverback standing over there.
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You are a silverback male gorilla.
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The big silverback - he's in charge.
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The majestic song of the male silverback gorilla.
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Bubba is a fully-grown silverback gorilla.
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A silverback—a mature male gorilla—climbs a tree in Bwirdi.
Academic text (2003) -
To see a 400-pound silverback swaying from the uppermost tree branches as he picks figs, orchids, and other epiphytic plants for his lunch is a truly impressive sight.
Academic text (2003) -
The male silverback guards his family with great strength and determination.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Silverback comes from the band of 'silver' hair on the back of an adult male gorilla, and that silver color shows he is mature and usually the group's leader.