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tayra /ˈtʌɪrə /nounA large, agile tree-dwelling animal of the weasel family, with a short dark coat, native to Central and South America.- Eira barbara, family Mustelidae.
When Foster lost his funding, he left Matola with custody of two jaguars, a puma, an anteater, a tayra, three coatimundis, five curassows, and a cage of parrots....- Although usually silent, the tayra has been known to give yowls, snarls, or clicks when in groups.
- The tayra occasionally eats poultry and raids corn and sugar fields, but damage is usually minimal.
OriginMid 19th century: from Tupi taira. |