Malayan tapir n 1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir}, {Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]
Malayan tapir \Malayan tapir\ n. (Zool.) A large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate ({Tapirus indicus}) of tropical America and Southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout. Syn: Indian tapir, {Tapirus indicus}. [WordNet 1.5]