tayra

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tayra
    n 1: long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South
         America [syn: {tayra}, {taira}, {Eira barbara}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]