silverback

/ˈsɪlvərˌbæk/
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Other forms: silverbacks

Definitions of silverback
  1. noun
    an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
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    type of:
    Gorilla gorilla, gorilla
    largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
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