Word Type

Noun

The word "gorilla" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

learn sign language learn to sign use puppet

Coordinate Terms

monkey

Derived Terms

800-pound gorilla 800-pound gorilla in the room Chicagorilla Gorilla Sign Language buffarilla eastern gorilla gorilla in the room gorilla pimp gorilla press gorilla salad gorilla suit gorillagram gorillalike gorilless gorillian gorillion gorilloid mountain gorilla sherilla weregorilla western gorilla

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

great ape pongid

Type Of (IsA)

animal ape great ape hominid mammal

Part Of

ape great ape

Related Terms

Godzilla Gorillai

Related Terms

africa animal ape big big ape big black big monkey black black fur black primate brutish chimpanzees commercial fur giant giant ape goon great great ape jungle jungle animal knuckle walking large large ape luggage luggage commercial monkey primate rill ruffian thug very very big very large

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.