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Tapir

Noun CEFR B1
ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)

Definitions

An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.

Equivalents

22 more languages
Българскитапир
Catalàtapir
Češtinatapír
Esperantotapiro
Suomitapiiri
Հայերենգետակինճ
Bahasa Indonesiacipansenuktenuk
Italianotapiro
日本語ばく
Қазақ тілісалпыерін
한국어타피르
Latviešutapirs
Bahasa Melayukuda airtenuk
Nederlandsboskoetapir
Polskitapir
Portuguêsantatapir
Русскийтапир
Svenskatapir
Tagalogtapir
Türkçetapir

Examples

Once a dark, clumsy tapir stared at us from a gap in the bushes, and then lumbered away through the forest; once, too, the yellow, sinuous form of a great puma whisked amid the brushwood, and its green, baleful eyes glared hatred at us over its tawny shoulder.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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