a very large powerful African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail) covered with black or brown hair 大猩猩（产于非洲） 
- (informal)
a large aggressive man 高大凶恶的人
Word Originfrom an alleged African word for a wild or hairy person, found in the Greek account of the voyage of the Carthaginian explorer Hanno in the 5th or 6th cent. bc; adopted in 1847 as the specific name of the ape.