Associations to the word «Tapir»

Wiktionary

TAPIR, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

TAPIR, noun. Large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout.

Wise words

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