Tapirus terrestris

Definitions of Tapirus terrestris
  1. noun
    a tapir found in South America and Central America
    synonyms: New World tapir
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    type of:
    tapir
    large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
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