Tayra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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