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tapir

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ta·pir  (tpr, t-pîr)
n.
Any of several large, chiefly nocturnal, odd-toed ungulates of the genus Tapirus of tropical America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, related to the horse and the rhinoceros, and having a heavy body, short legs, and a long, fleshy, flexible upper lip.

[Perhaps French, ultimately from Tupi tapiira, tapir.]

tapir [ˈteɪpə]
n pl -pirs, -pir
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any perissodactyl mammal of the genus Tapirus, such as T. indicus (Malayan tapir), of South and Central America and SE Asia, having an elongated snout, three-toed hind legs, and four-toed forelegs: family Tapiridae
[from Tupi tapiira]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tapirtapir - large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
genus Tapirus, Tapirus - type genus of the Tapiridae
New World tapir, Tapirus terrestris - a tapir found in South America and Central America
Indian tapir, Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus - a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra
Translations
tapir [ˈteɪpəʳ] Ntapir m
tapir
nTapir m
tapir [ˈteɪpəʳ] ntapiro
tapir [ˈteɪpəʳ] ntapiro


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The common parent will have had in its whole organisation much general resemblance to the tapir and to the horse; but in some points of structure may have differed considerably from both, even perhaps more than they differ from each other.
This is not a conceivable bone either of a tapir or of any other creature known to zoology.
Near the lower end of the valley I passed a number of tapirs, and across the river saw a great sadok, the enormous double-horned progenitor of the modern rhinoceros.
 
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