coypu
Meaning
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
Translations
ragondin
Biberratte
nutria
Myocastor coypus
coipo
ratão-do-banhado
beverratPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔɪ.pu/
Etymology
From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.
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