Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An orang-utan. See
mias .
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The pappan is justly named _Satyrus_, from the ugly face and disgusting callosities.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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The Mias pappan and Mias kassar inhabit the same woods, but I never met them on the same day; both species, according to the natives, are equally common, but from my own experience the Mias kassar is the most plentiful.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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Malays and Dyaks are positive that the female of the Mias pappan has cheek-callosities the same as the male; and if on inquiry it prove to be so, the existence of three distinct species in Borneo will be established.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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I may mention, however, that two young animals I had in my possession alive, one a kassar, the other a pappan, fully bore out these remarks by their proportionate size.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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The pappan, with two molars, showed the callosities distinctly, and was as tall and far stouter than the kassar with three molars, while the kassar had no vestige of the callosities.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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The Mias kassar or Simia morio is of the same color as the Mias pappan, but altogether smaller, and devoid of callosities either on the male or female adults.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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I had an opportunity of seeing the Mias pappan and the Mias kassar in their native woods, and killing one of the former and several of the latter species.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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The color of the skin in the adult pappan is black, while the kassar, in his face and hands, has the dirty color common to the young of both species.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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They represent the Mias rombi to be as tall as the pappan, or even taller, but not so stout, with longer hair, a smaller face, and no callosities either on the male or female; and they always insisted that it was not the female of the pappan.
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel
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