Coypu

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations

English

Noun

coypu (plural coypus or coypu)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• nutria (especially North America)

Translations

• Dutch: beverrat
• German: Biberatte f, Nutria, Sumpfbiber , Schweifbiber , Schweifratte , Coypu]