nutria

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Another name for the coypu
or coypu Semiaquatic South American rodent (Myocastor coypus) in the hutia family (Capromyidae). The nutria has small ears, a long, rounded, scaly tail, partially webbed hind feet, and broad orange incisors. It is about 40 in. (1 m) long, including the tail, and may weigh 18 lbs (8 kg). Its reddish brown fur consists of coarse guard hairs overlying a soft undercoat. The nutria lives in a shallow burrow along a pond or river and mainly eats aquatic plants. Because their fur is valuable, nutrias were introduced into North America and Europe, and in some places have become pests that damage crops and compete with other wildlife
The fur of the coypu
{i} aquatic rodent similar to the beaver which is bread for its fur, coypu; fur of the coypu
aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
nutria rats
plural form of nutria rat
nutrias
plural of nutria
nutria

    Hyphenation

    nu·tri·a

    Turkish pronunciation

    nutriı

    Pronunciation

    /ˈno͞otrēə/ /ˈnuːtriːə/

    Etymology

    () Variant of Spanish lutria (“otter”), from Latin lutra.
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