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tapir

noun

ta·​pir
ˈtā-pər,
 also  ˈtā-ˌpir,
or
tə-ˈpir How to pronounce tapir (audio)
plural tapirs also tapir
: any of a genus (Tapirus) of herbivorous chiefly nocturnal perissodactyl mammals of tropical America and southeastern Asia from Myanmar to Sumatra that have a heavy sparsely hairy body and the snout and upper lip prolonged into a short flexible proboscis

Illustration of tapir

Illustration of tapir

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The vets work together to design a custom show for a three-toed Baird’s tapir; African penguins welcome chicks; the youngest elephant discovers her trunk; an Andean bear readies itself for mating season. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Herpetologists described the tapir frog after following its beep-beep-beep call through the jungles of the Putumayo Basin at night. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 Lingering just out of sight will be Baird’s tapir, an animal that’s related to rhinoceros and sports a proboscis similar to that of an elephant. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022 His room morphs into a rainforest filled with coatimundis, capybaras, a jaguar, and tapir, plus hummingbirds and toucans (including Pico). Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022 In this biodiverse national park, home to some of Central America's only remaining old-growth wet forests, wildlife sightings can include the Baird's tapir, jaguars, sloths, and macaws. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 Telling the uplifting story of a feisty young woman fighting for her homeland in the Amazon rainforest, abetted by Dillo, an armadillo, and Vaca, an oversized tapir, this is a highly theatrical proposition. John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Nov. 2021 Based on the size of the skull, the rhino had a long thick neck, a deeper nasal cavity, and a short trunk similar to that of a modern-day tapir, reports the BBC. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2021 Meanwhile, 20 other zoos have joined the hashtag herd, with #ZooGlamourShots that include Lola the baby chimpanzee from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and Baku the tapir from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese tapir, tapira, from Tupi tapiʔíra

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tapir was in 1774

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