orangutan

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Pronunciation

IPA /əˈɹæŋ.ə.tæn/

Noun

orangutan noun

An arboreal anthropoid ape genus Pongo consisting of two species, Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo and Pongo abelii of Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, long arms, and no tail.

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orangutang orang pongo pygmaeus sumatran orang-utan orang-otan orang-hutan orangoutan orang-otang orang-utang orang-outang orangotang orang utan ourang-outan orangoutang oran-otan

Associated

pongo siamang manis tapir chimpanzee kalimantan tamarin bos apes hyena loris

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