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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur;
[syn: coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nutria \Nu"tri*a\, n. [Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra, lytra.] The fur of the coypu. See Coypu. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Coypu \Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nutria n 1: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus]