Definition of Coypu

1. Noun. Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur.

Exact synonyms: Myocastor Coypus, Nutria
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Genus Myocastor, Myocastor

Definition of Coypu

1. n. A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.

Definition of Coypu

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coypu

1. an aquatic rodent [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coypu

coyness
coynesses
coyol
coyol palm
coyote
coyote brush
coyote bush
coyote ugly
coyoteite
coyotelike
coyotes
coyotillo
coyotillos
coypou
coypous
coypu (current term)
coypus
coys
coystrel
coystrels
coystril
coystrils
coywolf
coywolves
coz
coze
cozed
cozen
cozenage
cozenages

Literary usage of Coypu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Natural History of the Mammalia by George Robert Waterhouse (1848)
"The female coypu evinces much attachment for her young, and swims with them on her back, until they are sufficiently large to follow the parent. ..."

2. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"The coypu looks and behaves much like a muskrat, but has a round tail, and swims by means of webbed hind feet. -ie coypu. THE coypu. ..."

3. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"The coypu Rat is found only in South America. It ranges south on both sides of the Andes from Chili and Peru, being most abundant in Brazil and the ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"coypu, the native name of a large South American aquatic rodent mammal, known very generally ... coypu are abundant in the fresh waters of South America, ..."

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