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

[orangutan illustration]