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Definition of Myocastor coypus
1. Noun. Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur.
Generic synonyms: Gnawer, Rodent
Group relationships: Genus Myocastor, Myocastor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myocastor Coypus
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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