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单词 orangutan
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•rang•u•tan /ɔˈræŋʊˌtæn, əˈræŋ-/USA pronunciation  also oˈrang•uˌtang /-ˌtæŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa large, mostly tree-dwelling, long-armed, humanlike ape of Borneo and Sumatra.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•rang•u•tan  (ô rangŏŏ tan′, ō rang-, ə rang-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.
Also, o•rang-u•tan′, o•rang•u•tang, o•rang-ou•tang (ô rangŏŏ tang′, ō rang-, ə rang-).USA pronunciation Also called orang. 
  • pidgin or bazaar Malay: literally, forest man (Malay orang man, person + (h)utan forest
  • Neo-Latin, Dutch orang outang, apparently
  • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orang-utan /ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn; ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæn/, orang-utang /ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ; ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæŋ/ n
  1. a large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms
    Sometimes shortened to: orang
Etymology: 17th Century: from Malay orang hutan, from ōrang man + hūtan forest
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