オランウータン

おらんうーたん
noun
orangutan
animal-mammal
1. orangutan
A large, reddish-brown, tree-dwelling great ape native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, with long arms and high intelligence.
I saw an orangutan at the zoo.
オランウータン()(うえ)()らす
Orangutans live up in the trees.
Because of deforestation, orangutans are in danger of extinction.

Loanword for the orangutan, one of the great apes (類人猿(るいじんえん)). The name comes from Malay for 'person of the forest'.

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Similar words

  • ゴリラ: gorilla — a larger, ground-dwelling great ape
  • チンパンジー: chimpanzee — a smaller great ape of the African forests