tapir
/ˈteɪpə
/ /ˈteɪpɪə/noun
A nocturnal hoofed mammal with a stout body, sturdy limbs, and a short flexible proboscis, native to the forests of tropical America and Malaysia.
- Family Tapiridae and genus Tapirus: four species, including the black and white Malayan tapir (T. indicus).
- The exhibit will highlight the jaguar but also will feature golden lion tamarins, tapirs, anteaters and other animals.
- In the event that it decides to develop the area, there will be serious risks to the health and long-term survival of the region which is home to jaguars, pumas, tapirs and many more endangered species.
Origin
Late 18th century: via Spanish and Portuguese from Tupi tapyra.
Rhymes
- nondescriptness
- non-destructive
- non-destructively
- nondeterminism
- nondeterministic
- nondigital
- non-dimensional
- non-directional
- non-directive
- non-disclosure
- non-disclosure agreement
- non-discrimination
- non-discriminatory
- non-disjunction
- non-disjunctional
- non-distinctive
- non-dividing
- nondo
- non-dom
- non-domicile
- non-domiciled
- non-dominant
- non-drinker
- non-drinking
- non-drip