Definition of Myocastor coypus

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myocastor Coypus

Mycteroperca bonaci
Myctophidae
Myerscough
Myfanwy
Mykolaiv
Mykonos
Mylanta
Mylar
Myles
Myles Standish
Myliobatidae
Mylitta
Mylodontidae
Mymensingh District
Myocastor
Myocastor coypus (current term)
Myomorpha
Myopus
Myosotis
Myosotis scorpiodes
Myosotis sylvatica
Myotis
Myotis leucifugus
Myotis velifer
Myr
Myra
Myrcia
Myrciaria
Myrciaria cauliflora
Myrdal

Literary usage of Myocastor coypus

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

1. Science from an Easy Chair by Edwin Ray Lankester (1913)
"Side view of the skull of a typical " rodent " mammal, the Coypu rat (Myocastor coypus) from South America, inc. s. Upper incisor, inc. i. ..."

2. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"Furbearing mammals inhabiting saltmarshes include muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) and nutria (Myocastor coypus), both of which are more abundant in slightly ..."

3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... in its burrows large stores of provisions to serve during winter ; whence it is probable that it does not migrate. 23. M. myocastor coypus, the webbed ..."

4. Report of the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland...[without Appendix] by Great Britain Scottish Education Dept, Scottish Education Dept, Great Britain (1902)
"Skull of Myocastor coypus, found in making an excavation for building at Linlithgow. Mr. Robert Service, Maxwelltown, Dumfries.—Twenty-nine specimens of ..."

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