Pongid
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Pongid refers to mammals of the family Pongidae, currently not in taxonomic use
- Originally, until the last few years of the 20th century, Pongidae comprised all the extant species in the current family Hominidae, excluding Homo sapiens and sometimes including the family Hylobatidae (gibbons).
- Currently pongid may refer to the subfamily Ponginae included in the family Hominidae and comprising only the two extant species of orangutans: Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus.
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