Orang-utan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.] (Zool.)
     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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orangutan
       n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal
           habits [syn: {orang}, {orangutang}, {Pongo pygmaeus}]