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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·rang-ou·tang, O·rang-u·tan n.  Zool. An arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus, formerly Simia satyrus), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra.  Often called simply orang.  It is now an endangered species. [Written also orangutan, orangutang, orang-utan, ourang-utang, and oran-utan.]
 Note: ☞ It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown.  In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Pongo pygmaeus
      n : large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal
          habits [syn: orangutan, orang, orangutang]