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tapeti

tapeti noun: a small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).

tapeti: a small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)
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Noun

tapeti (plural tapetis)

  1. A small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
    Synonyms:
    Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail

Synonyms of tapeti

  • Brazilian cottontail
  • forest cottontail

Forms of tapeti

pluraltapetis

Origin of tapeti

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tapeti, from Old Tupi tapeti.

Questions about tapeti

What does tapeti mean?
Tapeti means a small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
What part of speech is tapeti?
Tapeti is a noun.
What is the plural of tapeti?
The plural of tapeti is tapetis.

Words near tapeti in the dictionary

  1. tapetail
  2. tapetails
  3. tapetal
  4. tapete
  5. tapetes
  6. tapeti
  7. tapetis
  8. tapetoretinal
  9. tapetosome
  10. tapetosomes
  11. tapets

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