orang

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/ɔˈræŋ//oʊˈræŋ//əˈɹæŋ/

A form of orangutan — 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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orangutanorangutangPongo pygmaeus
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Meanings

nounorang (plural orangs)

plural orangs

  1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of orangutan.

    Three days after I had shot this one and lost it, Charles found three small Orangs feeding together.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 81
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    To judge from its sinuses, Hispanopithecus crusafonti is the earliest known hominine (the group including all great apes except orangs).

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 115

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

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orangutanorangutangPongo pygmaeus
Broader
great apepongid
Also see
orangutan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

organargonGorangroanRoganOngaragronGarongranoRagonnagorRongaangor
Cite this entry
APA

orang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orang

MLA

“orang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orang.

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