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Orangutan
see synonyms of orangutanNoun
1. orang, orangutan, orangutang, pongo pygmaeus
large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
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Orangutan
see synonyms of orangutan noun
a great ape (Pongo pygmaeus) with shaggy, reddish-brown hair, very long arms, small ears, and a hairless face: it is smaller than the gorilla and is found only in the swampy, coastal jungles of Borneo and Sumatra
: also oˈrangouˌtang (oʊˈræŋuˌtæŋ
; ōraŋˈo̅otaŋˌ; ɔˈræŋuˌtæŋ
; ôraŋˈo̅otaŋˌ; əˈræŋuˌtæŋ
; əraŋˈo̅otaŋˌ; oʊˈræŋəˌtæŋ
; ōraŋˈətaŋˌ; ɔˈræŋəˌtæŋ
; ôraŋˈətaŋˌ; əˈræŋəˌtæŋ
; əraŋˈətaŋˌ)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Orangutan
see synonyms of orangutann.
Either of two large arboreal apes, Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo or P. abelii of Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail.
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