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Orangutan

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail.

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n. 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, very long arms, and no tail.

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n. large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

Word Usage

"While many believe the term orangutan is a reference to its orange or light red hair, this actually isn't the correct etymology."

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pongid great ape

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