[ta.pir] n, pl tapir or tapirs [Pg tapira, fr. Tupi tapiira] (1774): any of a genus (Tapirus) of chiefly nocturnal perissodactyl ungulates of tropical America and Myanmar to Sumatra that have the snout and upper lip prolonged into a short flexible proboscis
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Meaning of TAPIR in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012