Tapir

n.

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(Zool.) 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. Tapir tiger (Zool.) the wallah.

Noun

1.

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

genus Tapirus, Indian tapir, Malayan tapir, New World tapir, odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal, Tapirus, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus terrestris