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Tapanuli orangutan

Tapanuli orangutan noun: a species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Noun

Tapanuli orangutan (plural Tapanuli orangutans)

  1. A species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
    • The Tapanuli orangutan survives in northern Sumatra and it is already the most endangered great ape in the world; researchers estimate less than 800 individuals survive.2018 April 23, Jeremy Hance, The Guardian

Forms of Tapanuli orangutan

pluralTapanuli orangutans

Questions about Tapanuli orangutan

What does Tapanuli orangutan mean?
Tapanuli orangutan means a species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
What part of speech is Tapanuli orangutan?
Tapanuli orangutan is a noun.
What is the plural of Tapanuli orangutan?
The plural of Tapanuli orangutan is Tapanuli orangutans.

Words near Tapanuli orangutan in the dictionary

  1. Tapanatepec
  2. Tapanes
  3. Tapaneses
  4. tapans
  5. Tapanui
  6. Tapanuli orangutan
  7. Tapanuli orangutans
  8. tapao
  9. Tapapan
  10. Taparita
  11. tapas

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