Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ORANG-OUTANG
n.The satyr or great ape (Simia satyrus,) an animal with a flat face and deformed resemblance of the human form. These animals walk erect like man, feed on fruits, sleep on trees, and make a shelter against inclemencies of the weather. They grow to the height of six feet, are remarkable strong, and wield weapons with the hand. They are solitary animals, inhabiting the interior of Africa and the isles of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. The orang-outang is found only in S. Eastern Asia. The African animal resembling it, is the chimpanzee (Simia troglodytes. )
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ORANG-OUTANG
O *rang "-ou *tang `, n. Etym: [Malayan, i. e., man of the woods; man +a forest, wood, wild, savage. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An arboreal anthropoid ape (Simia satyrus ), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply orang. [Written also orang- outan, 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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