coypu definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: aquatic South ... rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: American Spanish ... captivity for its fur. Etymology: Araucan Webster's 1913 Dictionary Coypu Coy"pu (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l ... nutria. [Written also coypou.] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (coypus) A coypu is a large South American rodent which lives near water ...
... rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: American Spanish ... Oxford Reference Dictionary n. the skin or fur of a coypu. Etymology: Sp., = otter Webster's 1913 Dictionary Nutria Nu"tri ... an otter, fr. L. lutra, lytra.] The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.