tapirus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Tapiridae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	tapir,
definition	:	large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family tapiridae, tapiridae,
definition	:	tapirs and extinct related forms (noun.animal)