tapir

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

貘,貘类,貘子,貘族

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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.

as inungulate

Synonyms

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.

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

貘,貘类,貘子,貘族

n.名词 noun

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.

as inungulate

Synonyms

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.