ORANGUTAN

orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus

(noun) large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orangutan (plural orangutans)

An arboreal anthropoid ape genus Pongo consisting of two species, Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo and Pongo abelii of Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, long arms, and no tail.

Source: Wiktionary



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12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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