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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAYRA

From Tupi taira.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAYRA

tayra  [ˈtaɪrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAYRA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tayra is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAYRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tayra

Tayra

The tayra, also known as the tolomuco or perico ligero in Central America, motete in Honduras, irara in Brazil, san hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula, and high-woods dog in Trinidad, is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family Mustelidae. It is the only species in the genus Eira. There are at least nine subspecies.

Definition of tayra in the English dictionary

The definition of tayra in the dictionary is a large arboreal musteline mammal, Eira barbara, of Central and South America, having a dark brown body and paler head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAYRA


almirah
ælˈmaɪrə
Ancyra
ænˈsaɪrə
aspirer
əˈspaɪrə
Cossyra
kəˈsaɪrə
desirer
dɪˈzaɪrə
hetaira
hɪˈtaɪrə
naira
ˈnaɪrə
palmyra
pælˈmaɪrə
Sapphira
sæˈfaɪrə
shotfirer
ˈʃɒtˌfaɪrə
Stagira
stəˈdʒaɪrə
Syrah
ˈsaɪrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAYRA

taxonomical
taxonomically
taxonomist
taxonomy
taxor
taxpaid
taxpayer
taxpaying
taxus
taxwise
tay
Tay-Sachs disease
tayberries
tayberry
Taylor
Taylor´s Gold
Taylor´s series
Taymyr Peninsula
Tayside Region
tazza

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAYRA

agora
bra
camera
Corcyra
era
extra
eyra
Fra
hora
La Guayra
laura
Lyra
opera
ora
para
satyra
sera
sierra
spirogyra
terra

Synonyms and antonyms of tayra in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tayra» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAYRA

Find out the translation of tayra to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tayra from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tayra» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tayra
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tayra
570 millions of speakers

English

tayra
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tayra
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tayra
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тайра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tayra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tayra
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tayra
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tayra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tayra
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

TAYRA
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tayra
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tayra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tayra
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तायरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tayra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tayra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tayra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тайра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tayra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tayra
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tayra
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tayra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tayra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tayra

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAYRA»

The term «tayra» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAYRA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tayra

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAYRA»

Discover the use of tayra in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tayra and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Field Guide to Animal Tracks
The tayra of the American tropics, Tayra burbura, reminds one of the marten and fisher of the North, and the track, shown in Figure 30, is much like that of the fisher. They need not be confused, however, for the fisher is confined to the snow  ...
‎1997
2
The Mammals of Suriname
As "Brasilia" is probably used in a general sense, it seems proper to consider the type region of Tayra barbara as Guiana". It is not clear whether or not Allen here confused Guinea and Guiana. However this may be, since Linnaeus in the ...
A. M. Husson, 1978
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Tayra
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
TAYRA Eira barbara Costa Rican names: Tolumuco; gato de monte; cholumuco; tejón; cabeza de viejo. 4/23 trips; 5 sightings. Total length: 38.5–45.2 inches, including 15.0–18.5-inch tail. Weight: 8 pounds 13 ounces–13 pounds 4 ounces  ...
Carrol L. Henderson, 2010
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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica
WEASEL FAMILY (Mustelidae) Tayra Eira barbara COSTA RICAN NAMES: Tolumuco; gato de monte; cholumuco; tejon; cabeza de viejo. 5/15 trips; 5 sightings. TOTAL LENGTH: 38.5-45.2 inches, including 15. 0-18. 5-inch tail. WEIGHT: 8 ...
‎2002
6
Wildlife of Mexico: The Game Birds and Mammals
Tayra. Tayra barbara Other names. — Tayra; cabeza de viejo; cabeza blanca; viejo de monte; Galera barbara. Description. — Size of an otter, with long body, fairly short legs, long tail, flattened musteline head, and small rounded ears.
Aldo Starker Leopold, 1959
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The Transformations a Tale of Modern Sin
Pursued by national guardsmen, federales and other badge-wearing officials, El Tayra easily transformed himself from hunted to hunter. He mastered the secrets of throwing scents by coating his body with natural oils repulsive to bloodhounds  ...
Dex Quire, 2007
8
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... Taira 2009 Eira barbara Carnivora - Mustelidae e Tayra; Grey-headed Weasel; Grey- headed Tayra d Tayra; Hyrare f Tayra i Tayra; Taira; Urone 2010 Elaphodus Artiodactyla - Cervidae e Tufted Deer ; Tibetan Muntjacs d Schopfhirsche; ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
9
A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural ...
A few minutes latera large black male tayra nearly ran into him. It came toanabrupt stop not two metersfrom where Sigi stood. Itturned around and raced back the wayitcame. Meanwhile, Sabine was looking for some tracks where she had ...
Carlos L. de la Rosa, Claudia C. Nocke, 2010
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Walker's Carnivores of the World
Tayra. The single species, £. barbara, is found from southern Sinaloa (west- central Mexico) and southern Tamaulipas (east-central Mexico) to northern Argentina and on the island of Trinidad (Cabrera 1957; Goodwin and Greenhall 1961; ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAYRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tayra is used in the context of the following news items.
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Albuquerque BioPark brings in a fossa and a tayra
The Albuquerque Journal reports one is a 14-year-old fossa named Mac, and the other is a 3-year-old tayra named Nessie. The fossa, an endangered species, ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jun 15»
2
Tayra.tn le portail tunisien qui dépasse les 1 million de visiteurs par …
Le portail Tunisien Tayara.tn a fêté ce mardi 12 mai 2015, sa troisième année de présence en Tunisie avec à la clé un nombre d'utilisateurs qui atteint ... «Directinfo.tn, May 15»
3
Albuquerque zoo welcomes two new animals, more on the way
The fossa, a slender catlike creature, and the tayra, a member of the weasel family are in quarantine right now, but are expected to make their zoo debut in the ... «KRQE News 13, Apr 15»
4
Abandoned caboose to get new home in South Beauregard
After investigation by members of the Beauregard Parish Police Jury and Secretary-Treasurer Tayra DeHoven, the police jury located Watco, the owner of the ... «Beauregard Daily News, Mar 15»
5
Okullara 'Kürt kanaat önderleri'nin adı
İl Milli Eğitim Müdürü Mehmet Çelik, "Ahmede Xani, Fakıye Tayra, Said Nursi ve Seyd Bilal gibi topluma mal olmuş kişilerin isimleri okullara verilecek" dedi. «Hürriyet, Mar 15»
6
Woman, 2 boys charged in armed robbery try
Tayra Knight, 18, of Wilmington – identified as the getaway driver – and the two 17-year-olds were charged in the attempted gunpoint robbery of a 23-year-old ... «The News Journal, Feb 15»
7
Eurythmics Co-Founder Dave Stewart Gets OK to Shoot Video in …
Secretary-treasurer Tayra DeHoven says the Beauregard Parish Police Jury had voted to allow it if she OK'd the lyrics of "Leave This Town." Dave Stewart ... «Billboard, Dec 14»
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BPPJ ready to bid courthouse renovations
... years since we first started talking about the tax, wanting to know if we're ready, so they'll be looking for it," BPPJ Secretary-Treasurer Tayra DeHoven said. «Beauregard Daily News, Dec 14»
9
Öpfinger D-Juniorinnen sind Meister
Die erfolgreichen Spielerinnen: Theresa Volz, Nicole Schmucker, Michelle Braig, Nadine Fuchs, Nina Kramer, Lonie Herzog, Laura Engel, Tayra Monien, ... «Südwest Presse, Nov 14»
10
Varejistas relatam maior procura por água mineral, segundo a Abras
O economista da Associação, Flávio Tayra, afirmou que a consulta não levantou ... Segunda Tayra, algumas redes já reportaram à Abras que o aumento da ... «Diário do Litoral, Oct 14»

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