Meaning Of The Word Orangutan
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Orangutan Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Orangutan?
orangutan
a great ape ( Pongo pygmaeus) with shaggy, reddish-brown hair, very long arms, small ears, and a hairless face: it is smaller than the gorilla and is found only in the swampy, coastal jungles of Borneo and Sumatra countable noun: An orangutan is an ape with long reddish hair that comes from Borneo and Sumatra. orangutan in American English noun: a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species |
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