[DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about LATIN AMERICA 1 - StudyStack [PAR] THE NAME OF THIS LONG-SNOUTED LARGE PIG-LIKE MAMMAL OF LATIN 
AMERICA IS FROM A BRAZILIAN TUPI INDIAN WORD, TAPIR. IN WWII, ONLY... [DOC] [TLE] jeopardy/1617_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub [PAR] CREATURES OF THE WILD | The name of this long-snouted large pig-like 
mammal of Latin America is from a Brazilian Tupi Indian word | Tapir. right:. [DOC] [TLE] Coati - Wikipedia [PAR] The coati, genera Nasua and Nasuella, also known as the coatimundi /kot
mndi/, hog-nosed coon, Mexican tejn, cholugo, or moncn, Guatemalan 
and Costa Rican pizote, Colombian cusumbo, and other names, is a member of 
the raccoon family (Procyonidae), a diurnal mammal ... The coati snout is long 
and somewhat pig-like (see Suidae)  part of the... [DOC] [TLE] Peccary - Wikipedia [PAR] A peccary is a medium-sized hoofed mammal of the family Tayassuidae (New 
World pigs) in the suborder Suina along with the Old World pigs, Suidae. They 
are found throughout Central and South America and in the southwestern area of 
North America. ... Like a pig, it has a snout ending in a cartilaginous disc, and 
eyes that are... [DOC] [TLE] Capybara - Wikipedia [PAR] The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a large rodent of the genus 
Hydrochoerus of which the only other extant member is the lesser capybara (
Hydrochoerus isthmius). The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Close 
relatives are guinea pigs and rock cavies, and it is more distantly ... Native to 
South America, the capybara inhabits savannas and dense forests... [DOC] [TLE] Armadillo - Wikipedia [PAR] Armadillos are New World placental mammals with a leathery armour shell. The 
Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order 
Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. 
The word armadillo means "little armoured one" in Spanish. ... Like all of the 
Xenarthra lineages, armadillos originated in South America. [DOC] [TLE] Glossary | Perissodactyl - American Museum of Natural History [PAR] What's in a Name? Glossary ... Aepycamelus, Greek: high and steep (aipys) 
camel (kamelos), from its long neck. Aktautitan, Atktau [site where first fossil was 
found] plus Greek: giant (titan) ... Castoroides, Latin: beaver (castor) like (oides) ... 
Megatapirus, Greek: great (mega) plus Tupi (Brazilian indian): tapir (tapira). [DOC] [TLE] A Mammalian Lexicon - Michigan State University [PAR] Biology of Mammals ... The word roots are usually Latin (L) or Greek (Gr), but 
sometimes they are from ... Family Macropodidae: makros (Gr) large, long; podos 
(Gr) the foot. ... Family Tapiridae: tapira (Tupi, a tribe of South American natives 
that live in the ... Family Tayassuidae: tayassu (Brazilian) a peccary; suis (L) a pig
. [DOC] [TLE] The Aw Indians of Amazonian Brazil: The Most Endangered Tribe ... [PAR] Alex Shoumatoff hits the forest trails in Brazil's eastern Amazon. ... The older Aw, 
like Pirah, have long scruffy hair and broad grins. Despite all their... [DOC] [TLE] Brazilian Indians - Survival International [PAR] But although roughly half of all Brazilian Indians live outside the Amazon, these ... 
Those peoples who live in the savannahs and Atlantic forests of the south, such 
as ... The largest Amazonian tribe in Brazil is the Tikuna, who number 40,000. ... 
Some tribes, like the Matis, use long blowguns with poisoned darts to catch prey. [DOC] [TLE] TAMANDUA World: WHAT I know from different articles [PAR] Called tamanduas in Central and South America, they are less than half the ... 
feet long and carried hard, turtle-like shells on their backs, the only mammals so 
protected. ... in South America, attack a giant anteater during his three years in 
Brazil. ..... The name Tamandua comes for the union of two Tupi Indian words: "
Taa"

Question: The name of this long-snouted large pig-like mammal of Latin America is from a Brazilian Tupi Indian word
Answer: Tapir