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EIRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eira mean?
• EIRA (noun)
The noun EIRA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Mustelidae
Familiarity information: EIRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Mustelidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eira; genus Eira
Hypernyms ("Eira" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Eira"):
Eira barbara; taira; tayra (long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America)
Holonyms ("Eira" is a member of...):
family Mustelidae; Mustelidae (weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens)
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