Found 2 items, similar to tapir.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tapir
tapir
n : large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical
America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy
snout
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tapir
Tapir
\Ta"pir\, n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The best-known species are the Indian tapir (
Tapirus Indicus
), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which
is black with a broad band of white around the middle,
and the common American tapir (
Tapirus Americanus),
which, when adult, is dull brown. Several others
species inhabit the Andes and Central America.
[1913 Webster]
Tapir tiger (Zo["o]l.), the wallah.
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