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orangutan artinya

orang utan

/əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæn//əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/

orangutan in Indonesian: orang utan, mawas. In English, orangutan means an arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

Indonesian words for orangutan

arboreal anthropoid ape
orang utan, mawas

English meaning of orangutan

  1. noun An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

Full definition of orangutan

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Questions about orangutan in Indonesian

What is the meaning of orangutan in Indonesian?
Orangutan in Indonesian is orang utan, mawas.
Apa arti orangutan?
Orangutan: orang utan, mawas.
What does orangutan mean in English?
Orangutan means an arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orangutan (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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