Tapir Definition

tāpər, tə-pîr, tāpîr
tapirs
noun
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tapir

Noun

Singular:
tapir
Plural:
tapirs

Origin of Tapir

  • Perhaps French ultimately from Tupí tapiira tapir

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.

    From Wiktionary

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