tapir

noun

large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

Roots

tapiiratapir- · Tupi · tapir

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The word tapir breaks down into one root of Tupi origin: the root tapir-, from Tupi tapiira (“tapir”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.