danta

noun

dan·​ta

ˈdantə,

ˈdän-

plural -s

: tapir

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese & Spanish; Portuguese, tapir, elk, buckskin, from Spanish de anta of buckskin (in such phrases as adarga de anta shield of buckskin), from de of (from Latin, from, down, away) + anta tapir, elk, buckskin

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