tapir
/ˈteɪpə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈteɪpə/
tapir
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
ta - pir -> tapir
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘This destruction of the rain forests threatens many endangered species including tigers, elephants, orang-utans, Sumatran rhinos, and tapirs, as well as hundreds of species of birds, plants and insects.’
- ‘The Macal River Valley in Belize is home to three-toed tapirs, elusive jaguars, and a rare subspecies of scarlet macaw.’
- ‘Black caracaras have a mutualistic relationship with tapirs.’
- ‘Apart from those already mentioned there are zebras, camels, baboons, lemurs, sea lions, humboldt penguins, tapirs and meerkats.’
- ‘The dry season (May through October) finds the Pantanal at its most pleasant: no flooding, cool temperatures, and big beasts such as tapirs, capybaras, and caimans clustered around water holes.’
- ‘This cloud forest is home to the elusive tapir and jaguar, as well as one of nature's most beautiful birds, the resplendent quetzal.’
- ‘Passing tigers, rhinos, tapirs, deer and other animals triggered the shutter by tripping infrared sensors.’
- ‘The island is refuge to various species of birds and mammals, including the elusive tapir and five monkey species.’
- ‘During the day, various treks are offered into the jungle, though I suspect the chances of actually seeing a tapir or a jaguar are as slim as a hummingbird's beak.’
- ‘Panama is angling to be the next Costa Rica, with nearly 6, 000 square miles of public lands and a wildlife population (jaguars, giant sea turtles, sloths) that'll make any tropical nation green with envy.’
- ‘All young tapirs are born, however, with a pattern of dots and stripes on their body which makes them appear, in the words of one zoologist, like ‘watermelons with legs.’’
- ‘The dam would flood the Macal River valley - a so-called ‘Biogem’ of rain forest and fertile flood plain that is home to many endangered species like the howler monkey, jaguar, and tapir.’
- ‘Only 7 percent remains of the original 400, 000-square-mile forest, home to hundreds of species of trees and animals like tapirs, jaguars and the rare marsh antbird.’
- ‘The Asháninka also keep and eat chickens and their eggs
Synonyms
buffalo, camel, cattle, cow, deer, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, hog, hoofed animal, horse, llama, pig, rhinoceros, swine
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