eyra

noun

ey·​ra

ˈārə

plural -s

: a solid-colored reddish wildcat usually regarded as a color phase of the jaguarundi but sometimes considered to constitute a separate species (Felis eyra or Herpailurus eyra)

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish & Portuguese, from Tupi eirara, irara

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

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