tapir









tapir


noun, plural ta·pirs, (especially collectively) ta·pir.

  1. any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.

noun plural -pirs or -pir

  1. 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

n.1774, perhaps from French tapir (1580), ultimately from Tupi (Brazil) tapira.

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