Tapir

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈteɪpÉ™/, /ˈteɪpɪə/
• Rhymes: -eɪpÉ™(r)
• Homophones: taper

Origin

French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.

Full definition of tapir

Noun

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

Hyponyms

• Baird's tapir,
• Brazilian tapir,
• Malayan tapir,
• mountain tapir,
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Anagrams

• parti