coypu Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
nutria; Myocastor coypus.
WordNet
Coy"pu noun
Etymology
Native name.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A South American rodent ( Myopotamus coypus ), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria.Written also coypou .