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orang-utan

/ ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæn; ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn; ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ; ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæŋ /

noun

  1. a large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms Sometimes shortened toorang
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orang-utan1

C17: from Malay orang hutan, from ōrang man + hūtan forest
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Example Sentences

But above all I had come across a great many “orang-utan” (Malay for “jungle-man”) and had been able to study their habits.

Another very famous ape is the orang-utan, which is found in Borneo and Sumatra.

My own comparisons shew that of the material at my disposal the mandible of an Orang-utan comes nearest to the Mauer jaw.

The new-comers owning descent from an Orang-utan-like forerunner are represented by the Aurignac skeleton and its congeners.

And finally, crossing Makassar Straits, we come to Borneo, the habitat of the head-hunter and the orang-utan.

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