TAPIR

Tapir

A tapir is a large browsing mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. The four species of tapirs are the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir and the mountain tapir. All four are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses.

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tapir

Noun

  1. Any one the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family '''' with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus .


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