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 Definitions of orangutan  [ˌtæŋ]  

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Definition of 'orangutan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) orangutan
a large, mostly arboreal, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of Borneo and Sumatra.

Etymology:  (1690–1700; < NL, D < pidgin Malay: lit., forest man)

Definition of 'orangutan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus
large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

'orangutan' - Nearby Entries  

oran  orang  orangish  orangutan  orangutang  orasone  orate  



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