tapir

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ta·pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ noun [countable]  HBAan animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia 貘〔一种像猪的动物，腿粗 尾短，鼻长，生活于热带美洲和东南亚〕

Examples from the Corpus

tapir• The shape of a tapir makes it possible for it to push its way through the thick undergrowth at considerable speed.• The nose probably started out fairly small, like that of, say, the modern tapir.Origin tapir (1700-1800) Tupi tapiíra

ta·pir nounChineseSyllable  

a Corpus legs, tail, a an thick with short like animal pig

tapir
ta‧pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ noun [countable]an animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia

tapirBrE /ˈteɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪpər/ 🔊 nounan animal like a pig with a long nose, that lives in Central and S America and SE Asia 貘（生活在中南美洲和东南亚的长鼻猪状动物）