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Tapirus

Tapirus

9.9
A large plant-eating mammal with a short, flexible nose from Central and South America or Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • /ˈtæpɪrəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The genus Tapirus includes several species of tapirs found in Central and South America.

Examples

  • Members of the Tapirus genus are recognized by their distinctive snouts.

  • Scientists recently discovered a fossil belonging to the ancient Tapirus lineage.

  • The Tapirus is an interesting animal.

  • Have you ever seen a Tapirus in the wild?

  • The genus Tapirus includes several species of tapirs found in Central and South America.

  • Members of the Tapirus genus are recognized by their distinctive snouts.

  • Scientists recently discovered a fossil belonging to the ancient Tapirus lineage.

Compounds

Tapirus indicus
  • Specialized
9.9

A large black and white animal like a pig with a short flexible nose that lives in Southeast Asian forests

Tapirus terrestris
  • Specialized
9.7

A large mammal from South and Central America that eats plants and has a long flexible snout

Surface Forms

Tapirus singular
Tapiruses plural

Etymology

Tapirus is the scientific name that comes from the same root as the common word tapir, which came into European languages from a South American native word 'tapir' for the animal. So Tapirus simply names the group of large, plant-eating animals with the short, trunk-like snout we call tapirs.