tapir
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pər, təˈpɪər noun, plural ta·pirs (especially collectively) ta·pir.
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
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| —n , pl -pirs, -pir | |
| any perissodactyl mammal of the genus Tapirus, such as T. indicus (Malayan tapir), of South and Central America and SE Asia, having an elongated snout, three-toed hind legs, and four-toed forelegs: family Tapiridae | |
| [C18: from Tupi tapiira] | |
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Tapir
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
tapir
1774, perhaps from Fr. tapir (1580), ultimately from Tupi (Brazil) tapira.
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Example sentences
Therefore the best it can manage in the line of pachyderms is the modest tapir.
Most of the pieces of fossilized bone came from an animal identified as a tapir.
Wildlife includes tapir, deer, howler monkeys and snakes.
It does not seem unfair to call it an aggressively unattractive animal, about as cuddly as the average tapir.
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