\O*rang"-ou*tang`\, n. [Malayan ?rang ?tan, i. e.,
man of the woods; ?rang man + ?tan a forest, wood, wild,
savage.] (Zo["o]l.)
An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Simia satyrus}), which inhabits
Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply {orang}. [Written
also {orang-outan}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang}, and
{oran-utan}.]
Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has
      very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the
      ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish
      brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many
      respects.