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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Tupi
Origin: tapiíra

tapir

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
ta‧pir [countable]
HBA an animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia
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