Bornean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The other two species are Bornean and Sumatran orangutans.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
With their new additions, the Bornean orangutans now number seven and the western lowland gorillas number eight.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Previous sex chromosome sequences for these species were incomplete or -- for the Bornean orangutan and siamang -- did not exist.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
Bornean orangutans rubbed themselves with juices from a medicinal plant, possibly to reduce body pains or chase away parasites.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
All their shouts have ever brought them were the Bornean apes, that they often hear scampering up and down the cabin-stair, dashing their uncouth bodies against the closed door.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
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