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gorilla

/ɡəˈrɪlə/noun

उच्चारण गरिल

गोरिल्ला

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    a very large powerful African ape covered with black or brown hair

    गोरिल्ला

    • mountain gorillas
    • The gorilla beat its chest and stared at the visitors.
    • A male gorilla can weigh more than 200 kilograms.
    + 1 more example
    • Gorillas live in family groups led by one strong male.

    Synonyms ape primate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

gorilla (countable noun)

A gorilla is the largest of the apes, living in the forests of central Africa. It is countable; the plural is gorillas.

'Gorilla' सबसे बड़ा वानर है, जो मध्य अफ़्रीका के जंगलों में रहता है। यह countable है और इसका plural 'gorillas' है।

  • A gorilla can weigh more than two hundred kilograms.
  • Gorillas live in groups led by a strong male.

gorilla + of + place/group

Use of or in to place a gorilla: the gorillas of Rwanda, a gorilla in the zoo.

गोरिल्ला का स्थान बताने के लिए 'of' या 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The mountain gorillas of Rwanda are protected by law.

gorilla (informal, figurative)

In informal English, a gorilla can mean a big, rough man, especially a bodyguard or bully.

Informal अंग्रेज़ी में 'gorilla' का अर्थ बड़ा और कठोर व्यक्ति भी हो सकता है, विशेषकर अंगरक्षक या दबंग।

  • The singer arrived with two gorillas in black suits.

the 800-pound gorilla

This idiom describes a powerful person or company that does what it likes because no one can stop it.

यह मुहावरा ऐसे शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति या कंपनी के लिए है जो अपनी मर्ज़ी चलाती है क्योंकि कोई उसे रोक नहीं सकता।

  • In the telecom market, that company is the 800-pound gorilla.
+Collocations 4

adjective + gorilla

mountainsilverbacklowlandadultendangered

  • The silverback gorilla protects the whole group.

gorilla + noun

habitattrackingtrekfamilyconservation

  • Tourists pay for a gorilla trek in the forests of Uganda.

verb + gorilla

protectobservephotographfeedstudy

  • Scientists have studied gorillas for decades.

gorilla + verb

beat its chestforageclimbroam

  • A gorilla beats its chest to warn rivals.
“More examples 5
  • The zoo's new gorilla was born in March.

चिड़ियाघर के नए गोरिल्ले का जन्म मार्च में हुआ था।

  • Gorillas are mostly vegetarian and eat leaves, stems and fruit.

गोरिल्ला मुख्यतः शाकाहारी होते हैं और पत्ते, तने और फल खाते हैं।

  • Radhika wrote an essay on the conservation of gorillas.

राधिका ने गोरिल्लों के संरक्षण पर एक निबंध लिखा।

  • Illegal hunting has made the mountain gorilla a rare animal.

अवैध शिकार ने पर्वतीय गोरिल्ले को एक दुर्लभ जानवर बना दिया है।

  • The politician walked in surrounded by gorillas in dark glasses.

वह नेता काले चश्मे वाले अंगरक्षकों से घिरा हुआ अंदर आया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Gorilla is the biggest of all the apes.

✓ The gorilla is the biggest of all the apes.

A singular countable noun needs an article; use the for the species.

Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए; पूरी प्रजाति के लिए 'the' लगता है।

✗ Gorillas lives in Africa.

✓ Gorillas live in Africa.

A plural subject takes a plural verb.

Plural subject के साथ plural verb आता है।

✗ A gorilla is bigger than all apes.

✓ A gorilla is bigger than all the other apes.

A gorilla is itself an ape, so compare it with the other apes.

गोरिल्ला स्वयं वानर है, इसलिए उसकी तुलना 'the other apes' से करें।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

ape primate

?Which word?

Homophone: gorilla and guerrilla sound similar.

Homophone: gorilla और guerrilla का उच्चारण मिलता-जुलता है।