Indian tapir

Indian tapir
noun
a tapir found in Malaya and Sumatra
Hypernyms: ↑tapir

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
: a tapir (Tapirus indicus) that is blackish with a broad white area on the body and that is found in Sumatra and the Malay peninsula

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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