[ 'teɪpə , -ɪə ]
■ noun a hoofed mammal with a short flexible proboscis, native to tropical America and Malaysia. [Genus Tapirus : four species.]
Origin
C18: via Sp. and Port. from Tupi tapyra .
[ 'teɪpə , -ɪə ]
■ noun a hoofed mammal with a short flexible proboscis, native to tropical America and Malaysia. [Genus Tapirus : four species.]
Origin
C18: via Sp. and Port. from Tupi tapyra .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004