tayra

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

A South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail.

Έννοιες

σαρκοφάγο θηλαστικό eira barbara

Συνώνυμα

Eira barbara

taira

ferret

Μεταφράσεις

Eira barbara

taira

martre à tête grise

tayra

furetto

Eira barbara

irara

hurón

tayra

Frettchen

eira barbara

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ.ɹə/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed, via Spanish tayra or Portuguese taira, from Old Tupi eîrara. (Compare Portuguese irara, Spanish irará, eirá, connected to Guaraní eíra (“honey”), a food the animal is fond of, whence also Portuguese papa-mel, another vernacular name.)