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o·rang·u·tan (ô-r

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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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orangutan - 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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