tapir
/ˈteɪpə(r)/noun
1- a nocturnal hoofed mammal with a stout body, sturdy limbs, and a short flexible proboscis, native to the forests of tropical America and Malaysia貘。
1.1
- Family Tapiridae and genus Tapirus: four species, including the black and white Malayan tapir (T. indicus).貘科, 貘属：4种, 包括黑白色的马来貘（拉丁名T. indicus）。
词源
late 18th cent.: via Spanish and Portuguese from Tupi tapyra.