orangutan
nounHow many syllables in orangutan?
There are 4 syllables in the word orangutan.How to pronounce orangutan:
Definition of orangutan:
- orangutan (noun):
- large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
- 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
Synonyms for orangutan:
great ape
orang
orangutang
pongid
pongo
pongo pygmaeus
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