ORANGUTAN


Meaning of ORANGUTAN in English

noun

or orang·ou·tan or orang·ou·tang also oranutan or ou·rang·ou·tang əˈraŋəˌtaŋ, ōˈr-, ȯˈr-, -raiŋəˌtaiŋ sometimes  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷yüˌ- or  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtan or -ˌtaa(ə)n or |ōˌ ̷ ̷ˈ(y)üˌ ̷ ̷ or |ȯˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ or ˌōrəŋˈ(y)üt ə n or with n instead of ŋ after the vowel of the second syllable

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Etymology: Malay orang hutan, from orang man, person + hutan forest

: a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape ( Pongo pygmaeus ) of low swampy forests of Borneo and Sumatra that is about two thirds as large as the gorilla with the adult male standing four feet high and weighing up to 250 pounds, is distinguished by its small ears, brown skin, long sparse reddish brown hair, and very long arms, and has the face, hands, and feet naked and the cheeks in old males flattened and expanded

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