Coypu
//ˈkɔɪ.pu// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.
- 2 aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur wordnet
Etymology
From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.
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