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Tapiridae

noun

tapirs and extinct related forms

• Syn: ↑family Tapiridae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Perissodactyla, ↑order Perissodactyla

• Member Meronyms: ↑Tapirus, ↑genus Tapirus

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\\təˈpirəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tapirus, type genus + -idae

: a family of ungulate mammals (suborder Ceratomorpha) that comprises the tapirs and extinct related forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.