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"Pongid" Definition

noun

An anthropoid ape of the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan.
Any of a family (Pongidae) of apes that includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan.

adjective

Of or belonging to the family Pongidae.