 | William Bingley - 1829 - 392 pages
...about an inch and half long near the head. The body is thick and clumsy, and the back somewhat arched. The legs are short and thick ; and the feet have small black hoofs. The hair is of a dusky or brownish colour. SYNONYMS. Tapir Americanus. Linnaeus — Le Tapir. Buffon... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 1178 pages
...characters of an original species. THE TAPIR, OR THE ANTA. THE Tapir is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short naked tail; the...short and thick, and the feet have small black hoofs. The body is thick and clumsy, and the back somewhat arched, and the hair is of a dusky or brownish... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pages
...instances, so small as lo be scarcely perceptible at a little distance. THE TAPIR, OR THE ANTA.i THE tapir is of the size of a small cow, but without horns,...short and thick, and the feet have small black hoofs. The body is thick and clumsy, and the back somewhat arched, and the hair is of a dusky or brownish... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...powerful animals would have soon destroyed them. " The Tapir is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short naked tail : the...short and thick, and the feet have small black hoofs. The body .is thick and clumsy, the back somewhat arched, and the hair of a dusky or brownish colour.... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...soon destroyed them. • .-¡•••.ч •• " The Tapir is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short naked tail ; the legs are short and thick, and the feet hare email black hoofs. The body is thick aad clumsy, the back somewhat arched, and the hair of a dusky... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - 1846 - 604 pages
...as lhe North American panther. The tapir, or anta, is of the size of a small cow, but without borne, and with a short naked tail ; the legs are short and...but in the night, and delights in the water, where be oftener lives than on land. He is chieflyto be found in marshes, and seldom goes far from the borders... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - 932 pages
...of the cat kind. The Tapir or Jlnia (Tapirus Jlmericanus) , is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short, naked tail ;...of it. The tapir seldom stirs out but in the night, »nd delights in the water, where he oftener lives than on land. He is chiefly to be found in marshes,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - 802 pages
...of the cat kind. The Tapir or Jlnta (Tapirus Jlmericanus) , is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short, naked tail ;...and hard as to be almost impenetrable to a bullet ; 'or which reason the Indians make shields of it. The tapir seldom stirs out but in the night, and... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1857 - 756 pages
...powerful animals would have soon destroyed them. The Tapir is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short naked tail ; the...short and thick, and the feet have small black hoofs. The body is thick -and clumsy, and the \..:-.-\ somewhat arched, and the hair is of a dusky or brown-'... | |
 | William Bingley - 1871 - 1056 pages
...a half long near .the head. The body is thick and i^h^-^5, clumsy, and the back somewhat HE arched. The legs are short and thick ; and the feet have small black hoofs. The hair is of a dusky or brownish color. In its general habits this animal has a considerable resemblance... | |
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The Tapir is of the size of a small cow, or zebu, but without horns, and with a short naked tail : the legs are short and thick, and the feet have small black hoofs. The body .is thick and clumsy, the back somewhat arched, and the hair of a dusky or brownish... 