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Orang-outang
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What's The Definition Of Orang-outang?Synonyms | Synonyms for Orang-outang: Related Terms | Find terms related to Orang-outang: See Also | Orang-outang In Webster's Dictionary \O*rang"-ou*tang`\, n. [Malayan ?rang ?tan, i. e.,
man of the woods; ?rang man + ?tan a forest, wood, wild,
savage.] (Zo["o]l.)
An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Simia satyrus}), which inhabits
Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply {orang}. [Written
also {orang-outan}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang}, and
{oran-utan}.]
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.
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