Tapir
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tapir is a noun meaning An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
Meaning
An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
Example Sentences
Once a dark, clumsy tapir stared at us from a gap in the bushes, and then lumbered away through the forest; once, too, the yellow, sinuous form of a great puma whisked amid the brushwood, and its green, baleful eyes glared hatred at us over its tawny shoulder.
Word Forms
- tapirs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tapirid, tapiromorph, deperetellid, tapiroid, tarsiid, tapinocephalid.
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