Definition of "orangoutang" [orangoutang]

• Alternative spelling of orangutan. (noun)

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• "Whether this was a chimpanzee, an orangoutang, or a gorilla, he took rank among the anthropoid apes, who are so called from their resemblance to the human race."
• "It was an orangoutang, and as such, had neither the ferocity of the gorilla, nor the stupidity of the baboon."
• "However, Herbert declared it to be an orangoutang."