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Noun: orangutan  u'rang-û,tan or ow'rang-(g)u,tan
  1. Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
    - orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus

Derived forms: orangutans

Type of: great ape, pongid

Part of: genus Pongo, Pongo

Encyclopedia: Orangutan

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Orangeman
orangeness
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orangery
orange-sized
orangewood
orangish
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Orasone
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orator
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oratrix
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