- Tapiroid
- Tapiroid \Ta"pir*oid\, a. [Tapir + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family. [1913 Webster]
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Tapiroid
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tapiroid — I. ˈtāpəˌrȯid, təˈpiˌr adjective Etymology: New Latin Tapiroidea : of or relating to the Tapiroidea II. noun ( s) : a tapiroid mammal * * * tāˈpiroid adject … Useful english dictionary
tapiroid — ta·pi·roid (taґpĭ roid) resembling the snout of a tapir … Medical dictionary
tapiroid — adj. of or resembling the tapir (large hoofed mammal) … English contemporary dictionary
tapiroid — ta·pir·oid … English syllables
tapiroid cervix — a uterine cervix with a peculiarly elongated anterior lip … Medical dictionary
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perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… … Universalium
tapir — n. any nocturnal hoofed mammal of the genus Tapirus, native to Central and S. America and Malaysia, having a short flexible protruding snout used for feeding on vegetation. Derivatives: tapiroid adj. & n. Etymology: Tupi tapira … Useful english dictionary
