orang-utan
noun [C] /əˈræŋ.u.tæn/ /ɔːˌræŋ.uˈtæn/
/ɔːˈræŋ.ə.tæn/ (also orang)Definition
› a large ape with reddish-brown hair and long arms that lives in the forests of Sumatra and BorneoHumans, apes and monkeys
(Definition of orang-utan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- anthropoid adjective
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