coypu

English

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Etymology

From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɪ.pu/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

coypu (plural coypus or coypu)

  1. A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

Synonyms

  • nutria (especially North America)

Translations

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