Definitions for "Pongidae"
( pon jih-day)The family of the so-called great apes, the orangutans of Southeast Asia and the gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos of Africa.
usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
the Family to which the great apes chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans belong. (see classification)