Definition of Tayra

1. Noun. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America.

Exact synonyms: Eira Barbara, Taira
Generic synonyms: Mustelid, Musteline, Musteline Mammal
Group relationships: Eira, Genus Eira

Definition of Tayra

1. n. A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet.

Definition of Tayra

1. a type of weasel [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tayra

1. A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet. Alternative forms: taira. Origin: From the native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tayra

taxors
taxpaid
taxpayer
taxpayers
taxpaying
taxpayings
taxwise
taxwoman
taxwomen
taxying
tay
tayberries
tayberry
tayra (current term)
tayras
tays
tazel
tazels
tazheranite
tazi
tazia
tazias
tazobactam
tazomeline
tazza
tazzas
tazze
tbsp

Literary usage of Tayra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1874)
"Tms Paper is based on the dissection of a large Civet Cat (Vivem Civetta), and a tayra (Galera barbata), of Brazil, both of -which died in the Zoological ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1904)
"The forms of the group heretofore recognized are: tayra barbara barbara (Linn.). Guiana, Venezuela, and Brazil. tayra barbara ..."

3. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"—tayra (tayra tayra).— By permission of WS Berridge, ... but their place is taken by the Grison (Galera vittata) and tayra (tayra tayra) and in the far ..."

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