tapir
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tapir
- /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/
- /ˈteɪpɪə(ɹ)/
- /ˈteɪpə(ɹ)/
Sounds like taper · Rhymes with -eɪpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapi'ira.
noun tapirs
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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.
Similar: bush cow, mountain cow
Translations
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noun large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip of the family Tapiridae
| Español | tapir, anta, anteburro, danta, danto, mboreví |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맥 maek |
| 日本語 | バク baku |
| 中文 | 貘 mò |
| हिन्दी | टपीर ṭapīr |
| Português | anta, tapir |
| Français | tapir, maïpouri |
| Deutsch | Tapir |
| Italiano | tapiro |
| Ελληνικά | τάπιρος tápiros |
| Română | tapir |
| Русский | тапи́р tapír |
| Tiếng Việt | lợn vòi, heo vòi |
| العربية | تَابِير tabīr |
| עברית | טפיר tapír |
Talk about this word "tapir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tapir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tapir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tapir "tapir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tapir.Cite this
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title = {tapir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tapir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
