tayra

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

furetto

Eira barbara

sinonimi

Eira barbara

taira

ferret

Traduzioni

Eira barbara

σαρκοφάγο θηλαστικό eira barbara

taira

martre à tête grise

tayra

irara

hurón

tayra

Frettchen

eira barbara

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ.ɹə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.)