oran-utan

oran-utan
Orang-outang O*rang"-ou*tang`, Orang-utan O*rang"-u*tan`, n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo["o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia satyrus}), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply {orang}. It is now an endangered species. [Written also {orangutan}, {orangutang}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang}, and {oran-utan}.] [1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects. [1913 Webster]


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  • Orang-utan — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orang-utan — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orangutan — [ō raŋ′o͞otaŋ΄; ô raŋ′o͞otaŋ΄, ə raŋ′o͞otaŋ΄; ō raŋ′ətaŋ΄, ô raŋ′ətaŋ΄, ə raŋ′ətaŋ΄ô raŋ′oo tan΄] n. [Malay oraṅ utan, lit., man of the forest < oraṅ, man + utan, forest, term for savage tribes: first applied to the ape by Europeans] a great… …   English World dictionary

  • orang — outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia satyrus}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orang-outang — O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia satyrus}), which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orangutan — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orangutang — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ourang-utang — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pongo pygmaeus — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Simia satyrus — Orang outang O*rang ou*tang , Orang utan O*rang u*tan , n. [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zo[ o]l.) An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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