tapirs

Variant of tapir

noun pl. tapirs or tapir

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

Origin: Sp < Tupí tapyra, large mammal, tapir

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