orang-utan

orang-utan |ɔːˌraŋuːˈtan, əˈraŋuːtan |(also orang-utang |-uːˈtaŋ |) ▶noun a large mainly solitary arboreal ape with long red hair, long arms, and hooked hands and feet, native to Borneo and Sumatra. ●Pongo pygmaeus, family Pongidae. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Malay orang utan ‘forest person ’.

Orang-Utan

Orang-Utan Substantiv, maskulin , der |O rang- U tan |der Orang-Utan; Genitiv: des Orang-Utans, Plural: die Orang-Utans malaiisch orang (h )utan = Waldmensch Menschenaffe mit kurzen Beinen, langen Armen und langhaarigem, rötlich braunem Fell