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TAPIR

\tˈapi͡ə], \tˈapi‍ə], \t_ˈa_p_iə]\

Definitions of TAPIR

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A South American animal, of the rhinoceros family, having short hair, short legs, and a long snout.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A thick-skinned, short-necked animal, having a short, flexible proboscis, found in Sumatra and South America.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A large mammal, having short, stout limbs and flexible proboscis.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A thick-skinned quadruped, with a short flexible proboscis, found in S. America and Sumatra.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A quadruped of several species, somewhat like a pig, and having a short proboscis; one of the.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Brazilian] A pachydermatous hoofed quadruped resembling the hog, but having a short proboscis like the rhinoceros.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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