Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A South American rodent (
Myopotamus coypus ), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.
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- noun A large,
crepuscular ,semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a largerat , having brightorange -yellow incisors , native toSouth America ,Europe ,Asia andNorth America , valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.
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- noun aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They are also known as coypu, Greek for mouse and beaver and the preferred designation of biologists.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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They are also known as coypu, Greek for mouse and beaver and the preferred designation of biologists.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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They are also known as coypu, Greek for mouse and beaver and the preferred designation of biologists.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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They are also known as coypu, Greek for mouse and beaver and the preferred designation of biologists.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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Otherwise known as the coypu, the nutria were introduced to south Louisiana in the 1930s to be raised for their fur.
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Otherwise known as the coypu, the nutria were introduced to south Louisiana in the 1930s to be raised for their fur.
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Otherwise known as the coypu, the nutria were introduced to south Louisiana in the 1930s to be raised for their fur.
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Otherwise known as the coypu, the nutria were introduced to south Louisiana in the 1930s to be raised for their fur.
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In most other places they're known as coypu, the name given them by the Arucanians, an indigenous people of south-central Chile and Argentina, the animal's native territory.
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These sturdy immigrants threaten some of our 46 native ladybirds in the manner of the coypu and grey squirrel.
bilby commented on the word coypu
Cute word.
December 12, 2018