English Explanatory Dictionary

tayra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪ.ɹə/

Word forms

tayra tayras taira

Etymology

Borrowed, via Spanish tayra or Portuguese taira, from Old Tupi eîrara. (Compare Portuguese irara, Spanish irará, eirá, connected to Paraguayan Guarani eíra (“honey”), a food the animal is fond of, whence also Portuguese papa-mel, another vernacular name.)

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