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orang-utan

/ ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæn; ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn; ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ; ˌɔːræŋˈuːtæŋ /

noun

  1. a large anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of the forests of Sumatra and Borneo, with shaggy reddish-brown hair and strong arms Sometimes shortened toorang
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of orang-utan1

C17: from Malay orang hutan, from ōԲ man + ūٲ forest
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"Sometimes, a little photograph of a polar bear or an orang-utan, or a little bit of video of a seal in Northumberland, just twigs someone's brain to think they're really worth caring for," he said.

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The film puts everyday conversations into the mouths of animals including an orang-utan, lemurs and an orca.

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A year later, he would play the adult Piscine in Life of Pi - Ang Lee's film version of the Booker Prize-winning novel of a ship-wrecked boy forced to share a lifeboat with a zebra, an orang-utan and a ferocious Bengal tiger.

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They point to an incident in 2013 when a Lega Senator referred to Italy's first black minister, Cecile Kyenge, as "an orang-utan".

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This has led to the loss of biodiversity and habitat for under-threat animals such as the orang-utan.

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