ta ‧ pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Tupi ; Origin: tapiíra ]
an animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia
ta ‧ pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Tupi ; Origin: tapiíra ]
an animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012