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View definitions for orangutan

orangutan

noun as in anthropoid

noun as in monkey

noun as in primate

noun as in simian

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Example Sentences

I have a very public love for orangutans.

And he said, “Vision of America? Ten years ago I was working with an orangutan. Now they think I’m Gandhi. I just took the best role available.”

A wounded orangutan recently made headlines for using a plant paste to heal an injury.

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A critically endangered orangutan born at Blackpool Zoo has been named after a mascot for an organisation which supports children with a chronic medical condition.

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Environmentalists have warned that as the capital expands, it may spill over into the habitats of endangered species such as proboscis monkeys, orangutans and gibbons.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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