Tapir

['teɪpə;-ɪə]

Definition

(noun.) large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout.

Checker: Mara--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.

Typed by Edmund

Definition

n. a genus of Ungulata of the section Perissodactyla thick-skinned short-necked with a short flexible proboscis found in South America.—adjs. Tapir′odont having teeth like the tapir; Tap′iroid related to the tapirs.

Typist: Rowland