taira

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taira - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Taira \Tai"ra\, n. (Zool.)
     Same as Tayra.
     [1913 Webster]

  Tayra \Tay"ra\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)
     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. [Written also taira.]
     [1913 Webster]

taira - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  taira
      n 1: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South
           America [syn: tayra, taira, Eira barbara]