Orangutan is a large arboreal primate native to Borneo and Sumatra. The word, used as a noun, denotes a genus of orangutans and, in common usage, a single individual of that species. In speech, it’s often pronounced with three syllables and stress on the second: /əˈræŋ.ɡəˌtæŋ/ (US) or /əˈræŋ.ɡəˌtæŋ/; regional vowels may vary slightly. Note: the word’s meaning is biological, not metaphorical.
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