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Tapirus

noun

type genus of the Tapiridae

• Syn: ↑genus Tapirus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tapiridae, ↑family Tapiridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑tapir

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\\ˈtapərəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tupi tapiíra tapir

: a genus (the type of the family Tapiridae) of ungulates comprising the tapirs

Useful english dictionary. 2012.