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English word origin

Etymology of guara

From Brazilian Portuguese guará, from Paraguayan Guarani aguara guasu (“large fox”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A maned wolf, of species Chrysocyon brachyurus (syn. Canis jubatus), native to much of subtropical central South America, east of the Andes.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Brazilian Portuguese guará, from Paraguayan Guarani aguara guasu (“large fox”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A bird, the scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber, native to the tropical Atlantic coast of South America.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Old Tupi gûará.

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