Orangutan synonyms

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anthropoid
Any of certain highly developed primates, esp. the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon: in some classification systems, any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of primates
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ape
A mimic or imitator.
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primate
(Ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circonscription.
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satyr
(Roman mythology) A faun.
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orang
(Short for) orangutan
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orangutang
Alternative form of orangutan.
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pongo-pygmaeus
A taxonomic species within the genus Pongo — the Bornean orangutan.
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orang-utan (related)
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Sepilok (related)
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chimpanzee (related)
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chimp (related)
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utans (related)
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utan (related)
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Find another word for orangutan. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for orangutan, like: anthropoid, ape, primate, satyr, orang, orangutang, pongo-pygmaeus, orang-utan, Sepilok, chimpanzee and chimp.
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  • The orangutan is the only strictly arboreal ape and is actually the largest tree living mammal in the world.

  • More than half-a-dozen separate races of orangutan are recognized in Borneo, where, however, they do not appear to be restricted to separate localities.

  • Asian elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, orangutan, and tiger populations are all declining because palm oil plantations are encroaching on their habitats.

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