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Pongo Meaning in English

word

PONG-goh
PONG-goh

التعريف

The genus name for orangutans in scientific classification. Also British military slang for a soldier, or used as a name (e.g., Pongo the Dalmatian from 101 Dalmatians).

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Multiple uses: (1) Scientific: Pongo is the genus containing Bornean and Sumatran orangutans. (2) British slang: a mildly derogatory term for an army soldier, used by navy/air force. (3) Pop culture: the father Dalmatian in Disney's 101 Dalmatians.

جمل نموذجية

The species Pongo pygmaeus is the Bornean orangutan.

basic

My daughter named her stuffed dog Pongo after watching 101 Dalmatians for the tenth time.

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Pongo is the scientific name for the orangutan genus.

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In the movie, Pongo and Perdita have 15 puppies.

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The sailors liked to call the army men pongos — a tradition going back generations in the British military.

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Researchers studying Pongo abelii in Sumatra discovered that these orangutans use tools more frequently than previously thought.

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