单词 | tapir |
释义 | tapir From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Animalstapirta‧pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ noun [countable]HBAan animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast AsiaExamples from the Corpustapir• The shape of a tapir makes it possible for it to push its way through the thick undergrowth at considerable speed.• The nose probably started out fairly small, like that of, say, the modern tapir.Origin tapir (1700-1800) Tupi tapiíra |
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