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Definition of Tayra
1. Noun. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tayra
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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