tapir 的定义
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.
tapir 近义词
等同于 ungulate
更多tapir例句
- 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.