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n. Any of several large, chiefly nocturnal, odd-toed ungulates of the genus Tapirus of tropical America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, related to the horse and the rhinoceros, and having a heavy body, short legs, and a long, fleshy, flexible upper lip.

n. Any one the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.

n. Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.

n. A hoofed mammal of the family Tapiridæ.

n. large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

"Guapo was busy plucking his macaws, but at the word tapir he sprang to his feet, making the feathers fly in all directions."

perissodactyl    perissodactyl mammal    odd-toed ungulate   

short-nosed tapir   

tapirus terrestris    indian tapir    tapirus indicus    new world tapir    malayan tapir   

agouti    capybara    cougar    hippopotamus    vicuña    ant-eater    bison    impalla    white-lipped    gemsbok