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Definition of Genus tapirus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Tapiridae.
Exact synonyms: Tapirus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Tapiridae, Tapiridae
Member holonyms: Tapir
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Tapiridae, Tapiridae
Member holonyms: Tapir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Tapirus
Literary usage of Genus tapirus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... Pteronura, a genus of otters; Inia, a peculiar form of dolphin inhabiting the
upper waters of the Amazon ; tapirs of the genus Tapirus (a distinct genus ..."
2. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1873)
"... and as sharing with characters ofthat Eocene genus peculiarities which belong
to the existing genus Tapirus. Having obtained a large series of remains ..."
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