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Definition of tapir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tapir

noun
 
/ˈteɪpə(r)/
 
/ˈteɪpər/
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  1. an animal like a pig with a long nose, that lives in Central and South America and South-East AsiaTopics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: via Spanish and Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani tapyra.
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