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ta·pir (tā′pər)

noun pl. tapirs ta′·pirs or tapir 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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