Advertisement

View definitions for orangutan

orangutan

noun as in anthropoid

noun as in monkey

noun as in primate

noun as in simian

Discover More

Example Sentences

Some dude slaps an orangutan around a little,” says Rick, “and they ask for $800,000,000.

But it is unlikely to make that transition itself, anymore than you could turn yourself into your neighbor, or an orangutan.

There was an orangutan sanctuary there, and I heard that they were taking volunteers.

The exhibit was intended as an example of the "missing link" between the orangutan and white man.

Sammy the orangutan has watched himself in Dunston Checks In, and he seemed to be interested.

Of the great man-like apes (gorilla, orangutan, and chimpanzee).

He leaped from left to right, and back again, like an orangutan stirred to frenzied anger.

Exactly a week after I had caught this interesting little animal, I succeeded in shooting a full-grown male Orangutan.

He looks as much like a Borneo Orangutan as any human being I ever saw.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for huddle?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to orangutan, such as: chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, humanoid, monkey, and orang.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement