orang-utan

British  

/ ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæn, ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn, ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ, ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæŋ /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: orang.  a large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms

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Etymology

Origin of orang-utan

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

Example Sentences

"Sometimes, a little photograph of a polar bear or an orang-utan, or a little bit of video of a seal in Northumberland, just twigs someone's brain to think they're really worth caring for," he said.

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The film puts everyday conversations into the mouths of animals including an orang-utan, lemurs and an orca.

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A year later, he would play the adult Piscine in Life of Pi - Ang Lee's film version of the Booker Prize-winning novel of a ship-wrecked boy forced to share a lifeboat with a zebra, an orang-utan and a ferocious Bengal tiger.

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This has led to the loss of biodiversity and habitat for under-threat animals such as the orang-utan.

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Losses in 2018 declined by around 40% thanks to stricter government legislation and a wet period that limited forest fires, but nonetheless palm oil plantations have gradually eroded the only remaining habitats of endangered orang-utan populations.

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