Man and Orangutan

Man

Man noun - An adult male human being.

Orangutan and man are semantically related In some cases you can use "Orangutan" instead a noun "Man".

Nearby Words: manly, manful, manhood, manliness, manfully

Orangutan

Orangutan noun - Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.
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Synonyms for Orangutan

Man and orangutan are semantically related in anthropoid topic. Sometimes you can use "Man" instead a noun "Orangutan", if it concerns topics such as order of mammals.

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Tome of Eldritch Lore Supposedly, reading it would drive a man insane, which suits the purposes of the Librarian just fine (he's an orangutan, and thus not a "man").
  • These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know For example, The Unseen University library has books that no man can read without dying or going mad, but the Librarian is an orangutan, so he's perfectly safe.
  • Foreshadowing Midway through The Jungle Book, the orangutan King Louie kidnaps the human orphan Mowgli and demands the secret of fire, which Louie believes is the only thing separating him from being a man.
    Source: Foreshadowing
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