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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy-ruh]
- /ˈtaɪ rə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahy-ruh]
- /ˈtaɪ rə/
Definitions of tayra word
- noun tayra a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America. 1
- noun tayra a large arboreal musteline mammal, Eira barbara, of Central and South America, having a dark brown body and paler head 0
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Origin of tayra
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Portuguese, Spanish, taira < Tupi
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Parts of speech for Tayra
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tayra popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tayra usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tayra
- what is a tayra?