Tayra Definition

tīrə
noun
An omnivorous mustelid mammal (Eira barbara) of Central and South America, having a broad head, a long slender body, and short dense fur.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Eira barbara
  • taira

Other Word Forms of Tayra

Noun

Singular:
tayra
Plural:
tayras

Origin of Tayra

  • Portuguese or Spanish taira

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tayra Sentence Examples

  • In South America there is considerable superficial resemblance between the little bush dog (Speothos venaticus) of Guiana and Brazil and the large weasel-like animal of the same countries - the tayra (Galera barbara).

  • The tayra is, when adult, black beneath and on the legs, and not uncommonly has a considerable quantity of greyish hair on the head.

  • In these particulars, as well as in size and shortness of leg, the dog resembles the weasel; and since there are good reasons for believing that the latter is protected alike by ferocity and stink-glands, it is quite possible that the dog, of unusual coloration and form for the Canidae, is protected from the attacks of pumas, jaguars and ocelots by his likeness to the tayra.

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Words Starting With

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