TAPIR


Meaning of TAPIR in English

/ ˈteɪpə(r); NAmE / noun

an animal like a pig with a long nose, that lives in Central and S America and SE Asia

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: via Spanish and Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani tapyra .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.