Tapirus Indicus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Tapirus indicus
    n 1: a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra [syn: {Malayan tapir},
         {Indian tapir}, {Tapirus indicus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tapir \Ta"pir\, n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates
   belonging to {Tapirus}, {Elasmognathus}, and allied genera.
   They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and
   stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They
   have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore
   feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.
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   Note: The best-known species are the Indian tapir ({Tapirus
         Indicus}), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which
         is black with a broad band of white around the middle,
         and the common American tapir ({Tapirus Americanus}),
         which, when adult, is dull brown. Several others
         species inhabit the Andes and Central America.
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   {Tapir tiger} (Zool.), the wallah.
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