Nearby Words
Tapirs www.5earch.com/Tapirs Looking for Tapirs? Find it here!
Tapir Facts www.ask.com/Tapir+Facts Get Tapir Facts Find Tapir Facts
Malayan Tapir www.shopzilla.com/ Shopping Discovery Made Simple. Explore Malayan Tapir!
Ads
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To tapir
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Tapir
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tapir
1774, perhaps from Fr. tapir (1580), ultimately from Tupi (Brazil) tapira.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Tapir
Quote Of The Day
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
