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- [aw-rang-oo-tan, oh-rang-, uh-rang-]
- /ɔˈræŋ ʊˌtæn, oʊˈræŋ-, əˈræŋ-/
- /əˈræŋ·əˌtæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-rang-oo-tan, oh-rang-, uh-rang-]
- /ɔˈræŋ ʊˌtæn, oʊˈræŋ-, əˈræŋ-/
Definitions of orangutan word
- noun orangutan a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species. 1
- noun orangutan A large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long reddish hair, long arms, and hooked hands and feet, native to Borneo and Sumatra. The mature male develops fleshy cheek pads and a throat pouch. 1
- noun orangutan orange-brown ape 1
- countable noun orangutan An orangutan is an ape with long reddish hair that comes from Borneo and Sumatra. 0
- noun 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 0
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Origin of orangutan
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < New Latin, Dutch orang outang, apparently < pidgin or bazaar Malay: literally, forest man (Malay orang man, person + (h)utan forest
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Parts of speech for Orangutan
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orangutan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for orangutan
noun orangutan
- primate — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- baboon — A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- gorilla — the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
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