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Meanings of orang-utan in English
Genus of ape found in rainforests on the Southeast Asian islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
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Examples for "orangutan"
Examples for "orangutan"
1
Name three other well-known works of Western literature that feature orangutan valets.
2
The image shows a critically endangered Bornean orangutan in the Indonesian rainforest.
3
They showed that the ape looked like an orangutan, not a human.
4
You stay with him when your mother says he's an overfed orangutan.
5
The orangutan lies flat on her back, arms and legs spread out.
1
On reaching the pongo, the doctor directed his men to remain where they were while he accompanied me to the camp.
2
From there to the Picha, the Camisea, and the Pongo de Mainique.
3
Indeed, I know little about the Pongo, whom I scarcely ever see.
4
I doubt the boat will make it through the Pongo de Manseriche rapids.
5
The Pongo de Manseriche was first discovered by the Adelantado Joan de Salinas.
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The Orangutang Yield: 1 cocktail Syrup and orange juice make this pretty and potent bourbon cocktail a little bit sweet.
Usage of orang-utan in English
1
To his delight a young orang-utan came over to check him out.
2
The orang-utan is only half the fighter that the chimpanzee is.
3
The baby orang-utan either whines or shrieks like a human child.
4
I'd seen a Clint Eastwood film once with an orang-utan.
5
I spent days perfecting my first attempt at an orang-utan.
6
There were hot women, a rescued orang-utan and some shenanigans on Hollywood studio lots.
7
The orang-utan spends most of his time in the trees, seldom descending to the ground.
8
If any animal needed conservation it is the orang-utan.
9
Everyone comes here determined to get a close-up photograph of an orang-utan's incredibly expressive face.
10
Then, through the smoke, I saw him, the orang-utan.
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And, besides, I have family here, orang-utan family.
12
An overweight orang-utan, who was Britain's fattest primate, has been put on a strict new diet.
13
A large male orang-utan named Dohong, under a similar test, revealed a very different mental attitude.
14
He thinks the video of an orang-utan watching a magic trick (above) is fabulous.
15
Mr. J. S. Edwards' orang-utan Joe was a very capable animal, and his performances were wonderful.
16
It seems almost impossible to stamp the vocal-sound idea upon the mind of an orang-utan or chimpanzee.
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