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noun
A South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: taira, Eira barbara
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
History
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.)
Across languages
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