'Tapirus Americanus' definitions:

Definition of 'Tapirus Americanus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Tapir tiger (Zool.), the wallah. [1913 Webster]