tayra

[ tahy-ruh ]

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

Origin of tayra

1
1850–55; <Portuguese, Spanish, taira<Tupi

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British Dictionary definitions for tayra

tayra

/ (ˈtaɪrə) /


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

Origin of tayra

1
C19: from Tupi taira

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