tapirn.

Brit.

/ˈteɪpɪə/,

/ˈteɪpə/, U.S.

/ˈteɪpər/

Forms: Also 1700s tapyr.

Etymology: < Tupi tapira or tapyra, now usually called tapyra-ete ‘true’ or ‘real tapir’, and tapir-ussu ‘great tapir’, to distinguish it from European cattle, to which the name tapira was also given by the indigenous inhabitants.

An ungulate mammal of tropical America of the genus Tapirus or family Tapiridæ, somewhat resembling the swine (but more nearly related to the rhinoceros), having a short flexible proboscis. Originally applied to the species Tapirus americanus of Brazil; thence extended to the two Central American species, T. Dowii and T. Bairdi (also Elasmognathus), and the Malay Tapir, T. (or Rhinochœrus) indicus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Tapiridae (tapir)

ante1596

dante1601

mountain cow1699

tapir1774

bush cow1847

tapiridian1880

1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde 78 (heading) Tapihire, a beaste.

1578 J. de Lery Hist. d'vn Voy. Brésil xx. 347 Tapiroussou Vne beste qu'ils nomment ainsi.

1648 G. Marggraf Historiae Rerum Naturalium Brasiliae vi. vi. 229 Tapiierete Brasiliensibus, Lusitanis Anta.

1693 J. Ray Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum 126 Tapiierete.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Tapijerete..the name of an animal found in some parts of America, and called by the Portuguese anta.]

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 331 The tapir may be considered as the hippopotamos of the New Continent.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 176 The flesh of the tapira is delicate, being accounted superior to the best ox-beef.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 176 (plate) Tapir.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 55/2 In America, the only representative of these large pachydermatous animals is the tapir.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind xi. 305 The snout of the tapir..protrudes a little more than that of our pigs.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1902 P. Fountain Great Mountains & Forests S. Amer. iii. 87 Tapir-beef is the best meat to be obtained in South America.

C2.

tapir mouth n. see quot.

ΚΠ

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon at Mouth Tapir mouth, Landouzy's term for the peculiar tapir-like expression of mouth produced by wasting of the muscles of the face in myopathic atrophy.

Derivatives

tapiˈridian adj. and n. (a) adj. belonging to the family Tapiridæ; (b) n. an animal of this family.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Tapiridae (tapir)

ante1596

dante1601

mountain cow1699

tapir1774

bush cow1847

tapiridian1880

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VII. 474 The herbivora will contain the suborders proboscidians,..tapiridians, having long noses but not prehensile or only very slightly so, as the rhinoceros and tapir.

ˈtapirine adj. of or pertaining to the tapirs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having more than two parts to hoof > of or resembling tapirs

tapiroid1849

tapirine1891

1891 C. F. Holder C. Darwin 206 Animals without the peculiar tapirine teeth.

taˈpirodont adj. [ < Greek ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth] marking a dentition similar to that of the tapirs ( Cent. Dict. 1891).

ˈtapiroid adj. allied to or resembling the tapirs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having more than two parts to hoof > of or resembling tapirs

tapiroid1849

tapirine1891

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 926/1 In the transverse divisions of the crown we perceive the affinity to the Tapiroid type.

1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. ii. 30 In France [the tapir] is associated with two tapiroid genera.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tapir
释义	tapirn. Brit. /ˈteɪpɪə/, /ˈteɪpə/, U.S. /ˈteɪpər/ Forms: Also 1700s tapyr. Etymology: < Tupi tapira or tapyra, now usually called tapyra-ete ‘true’ or ‘real tapir’, and tapir-ussu ‘great tapir’, to distinguish it from European cattle, to which the name tapira was also given by the indigenous inhabitants. An ungulate mammal of tropical America of the genus Tapirus or family Tapiridæ, somewhat resembling the swine (but more nearly related to the rhinoceros), having a short flexible proboscis. Originally applied to the species Tapirus americanus of Brazil; thence extended to the two Central American species, T. Dowii and T. Bairdi (also Elasmognathus), and the Malay Tapir, T. (or Rhinochœrus) indicus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Tapiridae (tapir) ante1596 dante1601 mountain cow1699 tapir1774 bush cow1847 tapiridian1880 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde 78 (heading) Tapihire, a beaste. 1578 J. de Lery Hist. d'vn Voy. Brésil xx. 347 Tapiroussou Vne beste qu'ils nomment ainsi. 1648 G. Marggraf Historiae Rerum Naturalium Brasiliae vi. vi. 229 Tapiierete Brasiliensibus, Lusitanis Anta. 1693 J. Ray Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum 126 Tapiierete. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Tapijerete..the name of an animal found in some parts of America, and called by the Portuguese anta.] 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 331 The tapir may be considered as the hippopotamos of the New Continent. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 176 The flesh of the tapira is delicate, being accounted superior to the best ox-beef. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxiii. 176 (plate) Tapir. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 55/2 In America, the only representative of these large pachydermatous animals is the tapir. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind xi. 305 The snout of the tapir..protrudes a little more than that of our pigs. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1902 P. Fountain Great Mountains & Forests S. Amer. iii. 87 Tapir-beef is the best meat to be obtained in South America. C2. tapir mouth n. see quot. ΚΠ 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon at Mouth Tapir mouth, Landouzy's term for the peculiar tapir-like expression of mouth produced by wasting of the muscles of the face in myopathic atrophy. Derivatives tapiˈridian adj. and n. (a) adj. belonging to the family Tapiridæ; (b) n. an animal of this family. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Tapiridae (tapir) ante1596 dante1601 mountain cow1699 tapir1774 bush cow1847 tapiridian1880 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VII. 474 The herbivora will contain the suborders proboscidians,..tapiridians, having long noses but not prehensile or only very slightly so, as the rhinoceros and tapir. ˈtapirine adj. of or pertaining to the tapirs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having more than two parts to hoof > of or resembling tapirs tapiroid1849 tapirine1891 1891 C. F. Holder C. Darwin 206 Animals without the peculiar tapirine teeth. taˈpirodont adj. [ < Greek ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth] marking a dentition similar to that of the tapirs ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ˈtapiroid adj. allied to or resembling the tapirs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [adjective] > having more than two parts to hoof > of or resembling tapirs tapiroid1849 tapirine1891 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 926/1 In the transverse divisions of the crown we perceive the affinity to the Tapiroid type. 1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. ii. 30 In France [the tapir] is associated with two tapiroid genera. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1774
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