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Vinony

tapir

noun

  1. genus of mammals
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/ / /ˈteɪpɪə(ɹ)/ / /ˈteɪpə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapi'ira.

  1. An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.

    “Once a dark, clumsy tapir stared at us from a gap in the bushes, and then lumbered away through the forest; once, too, the yellow, sinuous form of a great puma whisked amid the brushwood, and its green, baleful eyes glared hatred at us over its tawny shoulder.”