English noun: tapir | |||
1. | tapir (animal) large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout | ||
Broader (hypernym) | odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Indian tapir, Malayan tapir, New World tapir, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus terrestris | ||
Member meronym | genus Tapirus, Tapirus | ||