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