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orangutan
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o·rang·u·tan  (ô-rng-tn, -rng-, -rng-) also o·rang·ou·tang (--tng)
n.
An arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail.
[Malay orang hutan : orang, man + hutan, wilderness, jungle.]
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Noun1.orangutan - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habitsorangutan - large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus
great ape, pongid - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
genus Pongo, Pongo - type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
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