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orangutans

orangutans is the plural of orangutan.

Meaning of orangutan

Noun

orangutan (plural orangutans)

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

Phrases with orangutans

Questions about orangutans

What is orangutans the plural of?
Orangutans is the plural of orangutan.

Words near orangutans in the dictionary

  1. orangs
  2. orangutan
  3. orangutang
  4. orangutangs
  5. orangutanlike
  6. orangutans
  7. orangy
  8. Orani
  9. Orania
  10. Oranian
  11. Oranians

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