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Word: Orangutan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Malay orang utan ‘forest person’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈraŋətan
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɔːˈraŋətan
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long red hair, long arms, and hooked hands and feet, native to Borneo and Sumatra.
Short Definition:large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long red hair
Variant Forms:
- orangutang
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