Tapirus
See also: tapirus
Translingual
Tapirus indicus
Etymology
A New Latin formation from French tapir, from Old Tupi tapi'ira.
Proper noun
Tapirus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tapiridae – the tapirs.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Perissodactyla - order; Tapiridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tapirus bairdii (Baird's tapir), Tapirus indicus (Malayan tapir), Tapirus pinchaque (mountain tapir), Tapirus terrestris (Brazilian tapir) - accepted extant species
References
Tapirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tapirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tapirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tapirus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Tapirus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.