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ta·pir (tā′pər)

noun pl. ta′·pirs or ta′·pir

any of a family (Tapiridae) of large, hoofed, hoglike perissodactylous mammals of tropical America and the Malay Peninsula: tapirs have flexible snouts, feed on plants, and are active at night

Etymology: Sp < Tupí tapyra, large mammal, tapir

tapir Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: The jaguar's major prey includes tapirs, deer, monkeys, and capybara, but it will eat almost any vertebrate.

Adjective modifier

  • Brazilian: Brazilian tapirs are hoofed mammals, with three toes on each hind foot and four on each front foot.
  • Malayan: There are a further 120 Malayan tapirs in other zoos around the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • mountain: In addition, the mining in the Andean Forests puts unique species, such as the mountain tapir, at risk.
  • baby: We're also acting as an animal rehabilitation center currently with injured parakeets, a baby tapir and spider monkeys.

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