英语词汇pongo的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pongo
词源	pongo. The legendary pongo was “a cross between a tiger and a sea-shark,” a huge monster that devastated Sicily before it was slain by the three sons of St. George. For centuries the name was applied not only to the terrible sea monster but also to a gorilla, of all things, probably because by some strange coincidence pongo is the name in Bantu dialect for a large ape.
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