coypu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
A coypu
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Wikispecies has information on:

Wikispecies

Etymology

[edit]

From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

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

[edit]
  • nutria (especially North America)

Translations

[edit]