tapir

tapir

animal resembling swine

Not to be confused with:

taper – a slender candle; a gradual decrease: The storm will taper off soon.

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ta·pir

 (tā′pər, tə-pîr′, tā′pîr′)

n.

Any of several large, chiefly nocturnal, odd-toed ungulates of the genus Tapirus of tropical America and Southeast Asia, having a stocky body, short legs, and a fleshy, trunklike proboscis.

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

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tapir

(ˈteɪpə)

n, pl -pirs or -pir

(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

[C18: from Tupi tapiira]

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ta•pir

(ˈteɪ pər, təˈpɪər)

n., pl. -pirs, (esp. collectively) -pir.

any stout, hoofed mammal of the genus Tapirus of tropical America and SE Asia, having a short, fleshy proboscis.

[1745–55; « Tupi tapira]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tapir - 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

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tapir

n → Tapir m

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tapir

[ˈteɪpəʳ] n → tapiro

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