tapir
n.
any of several large hoofed mammals that resemble swine (native to tropical America, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra)
Tapir
Tapirs (
IPA:ˈteɪpəɹ, American English,
IPA: 'teɪpə, RP, pronounced as in "taper", or
IPA: təˈpɪəɹ, American English,
IPA: tə'pɪə, RP, pronounced as in "tap-ear") are large
browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short,
prehensile snouts. They inhabit jungle and forest regions of
South America,
Central America, and
Southeast Asia. All four
species of tapir are classified as
endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other
odd-toed ungulates,
horses and
rhinoceroses.
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tapir
Noun
1. large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
(hypernym) odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal
(hyponym) New World tapir, Tapirus terrestris
(member-holonym) Tapirus, genus Tapirus
Tapir (der)
n.
tapir, hoofed mammal akin to swine
tapir (m)
n.
tapir, any of several large hoofed mammals that resemble swine (native to tropical America, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra)
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