貘（另有一写为「獏」），奇蹄目貘科貘属（学名：Tapirus）动物。体型像猪，但略大，鼻子圆长，可自由伸缩，尾短皮厚，毛少且长，前肢四趾，后肢三趾，善于游泳。现存的貘属动物可分为山貘、中美貘、南美貘、卡波马尼貘及马来貘5种，前4种都分布在美洲，只有马来貘一种分布于东南亚。貘也是南美洲现存体形最大的陆生哺乳动物。

《说文》：“貘，似熊而黄黑色，出蜀中。”《尔雅·释兽》：“貘，白豹。”郭璞注：“似熊，小头庳脚，黑白驳，能舐食铜铁及竹节。”所述似大熊猫，从现存貘类体色来看，应为马来貘。（释义出自《王力古汉语字典》）

A tapir (/ˈteɪpər/ TAY-pər or /təˈpɪər/ tə-PEER) is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile snout. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeastern Asia. The five extant species of tapirs are the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, the Baird's tapir, the kabomani tapir, and the mountain tapir. The four species that have been evaluated (the Brazilian, Malayan, Baird's and mountain tapir) are all classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, which include horses, donkeys, zebras and rhinoceri.