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tayra

[ tahy-ruh ]
/ ˈtaɪ rə /

noun

a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.

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Origin of tayra

1850–55; <Portuguese, Spanish, taira<Tupi

Words nearby tayra

Taylor series, Taylor's Gold, Taylor's series, Taylorville, Taymyr Peninsula, tayra, Tay-Sachs disease, Tayside, Tayside Region, taʿziyah, tazza
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British Dictionary definitions for tayra

tayra
/ (ˈtaɪrə) /

noun

a large arboreal musteline mammal, Eira barbara, of Central and South America, having a dark brown body and paler head

Word Origin for tayra

C19: from Tupi taira
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