Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.

plural of tapir

A tapir, Tapirus bairdii, from Central America

plural of Baird's tapir

(zoology) Related to the tapir

Any perissodactyl of the superfamily Tapiroidea

plural of tapirid

(zoology) Any tapir of the family Tapiridae

Of, or pertaining to, a tapir.

Any tapir or related animal of the superfamily Tapiroidea