orangutans

orangutans
n. large manlike ape with reddish-brown hair and long arms (found in Borneo and Sumatra)ə'ræŋətæn ,-tæŋ /ɔː'ræŋuː'tæn /-'tæŋ

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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