About The Word Tapir
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Tapir
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What's The Definition Of Tapir?
[n] large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tapir: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tapir: See Also | genus Tapirus | Indian tapir | Malayan tapir | New World tapir | odd-toed ungulate | perissodactyl | perissodactyl mammal | Tapirus | Tapirus indicus | Tapirus terrestris Tapir In Webster's Dictionary \Ta"pir\, n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates
belonging to {Tapirus}, {Elasmognathus}, and allied genera.
They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and
stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They
have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore
feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.
Note: The best-known species are the Indian tapir ({Tapirus
Indicus}), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which
is black with a broad band of white around the middle,
and the common American tapir ({T. Americanus}), which,
when adult, is dull brown. Several others species
inhabit the Andes and Central America.
{Tapir tiger} (Zo["o]l.), the wallah.
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