tapir
pronunciation
How to pronounce tapir in British English:
UK [ˈteɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce tapir in American English:
US ['teɪpər]
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- Noun:
- large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
Word Origin
- tapir (n.)
- 1774, perhaps via French tapir (16c.), ultimately from Tupi (Brazil) tapira.
Example
- 1. The man is eating tapir meat .
- 2. A tapir found inmalaya and sumatra .