Tapir Definition
tāpər, tə-pîr, tāpîr
tapirs
noun
Any of a family (Tapiridae) of large, hoofed, hoglike perissodactylous mammals of tropical America and the Malay Peninsula: tapirs have flexible snouts, feed on plants, and are active at night.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
tapir
Plural:
tapirsOrigin of Tapir
Perhaps French ultimately from Tupí tapiira tapir
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French tapir, from Old Tupi tapiira.
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