TAPIR


Meaning of TAPIR in English

[ '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 .

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