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tapir

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тапир

Tapir

An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lipAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.

/ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/

» A tapir is a mammal with prehensile lips for eating tree foliage.

Meaning

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An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
Tapir
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More definitions

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

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A tapir is a mammal with prehensile lips for eating tree foliage.
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Horses are actually more closely related to rhinos and tapirs than to deer.
ruНа самом деле, лошади ближе к носорогам и тапирам, чем к оленям.
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Tapirs are odd-toed ungulates.
ruТапиры — непарнокопытные.
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I saw a tapir in the zoo, and it is one of those animals that is so ugly, it is cute.
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Tapirs resemble anteaters.
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