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tapir

/tey-per, tuh-peer/US // ˈteɪ pər, təˈpɪər //UK // (ˈteɪpə) //

貘,貘类,貘子,貘族

Related Words

hog猪,猪猡,猪场,猪的horse马匹,马,匹马,大马cow牛,奶牛,牛类,牛只elephant大象,象pig猪,猪肉,猪猡,猪仔swine猪,猪猡,猪的,猪的问题cattle牛,牲畜,牛群,牛只camel骆驼,橐驼,凸轮,驼峰deer鹿,鹿晗,鹿肉,鹿鸣rhinoceros犀牛,犀利的,犀利的人,灵犀giraffe长颈鹿,颈鹿llama骆驼,骆马,喇嘛buffalo水牛,水牛城,水牛奶,水牛市hippopotamus河马,海马,嬉皮士,象鼻虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ta·pirs, ta·pir.

    • : any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inungulate
Synonyms
buffalo水牛,水牛城,水牛奶,水牛市camel骆驼,橐驼,凸轮,驼峰cattle牛,牲畜,牛群,牛只cow牛,奶牛,牛类,牛只deer鹿,鹿晗,鹿肉,鹿鸣elephant大象,象giraffe长颈鹿,颈鹿hippopotamus河马,海马,嬉皮士,象鼻虫hog猪,猪猡,猪场,猪的horse马匹,马,匹马,大马llama骆驼,骆马,喇嘛pig猪,猪肉,猪猡,猪仔rhinoceros犀牛,犀利的,犀利的人,灵犀swine猪,猪猡,猪的,猪的问题

Examples

  • Once she nursed a sick tapir called April through the night, playing the music of the Doors to stay awake.

  • One can cite but the sole example of the American tapir where the male is smaller than the female.

  • The tapir is a very large animal,—about five or six feet long and three or four feet high.

  • The tapir lives as much in the water as on the land, and delights to wallow like a pig in muddy pools.

  • Then Martin turned to fly, but at the same moment the tapir did the same, to his great delight and surprise.

  • The tapir stopped feeding for a moment, but then recommenced, though evidently not222 with as much eagerness as before.

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