A gorilla with predominantly black fur, Gorilla beringei, which is the largest living primate, found in dense forest habitats in parts of Central Africa; especially (more fully "eastern lowland gorilla") the subspecies G. b. graueri.
Origin
1920s.
Definition of eastern gorilla in US English:
eastern gorilla
noun
A gorilla with predominantly black fur, Gorilla beringei, which is the largest living primate, found in dense forest habitats in parts of Central Africa; especially (more fully "eastern lowland gorilla") the subspecies G. b. graueri.