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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: orangutanOne entry found. Main Entry: orang·u·tan Pronunciation: \ə-ˈraŋ-ə-ˌtaŋ, -ˈraŋ-gə-, -ˌtan\ Function: noun Etymology: Bazaar Malay (Malay-based pidgin), from Malay orang man + hutan forest Date: 1691 : a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra that is about 2⁄3 as large as the gorilla and has brown skin, long sparse reddish-brown hair, and very long arms 
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