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coypu

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coy·pu  (koip)
n. pl. coy·pus
A large aquatic South American rodent (Myocastor coypus) having webbed feet and a long tail. Also called nutria.
[American Spanish coipú, from Araucanian kóypu.]
coypu
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pl -pus or -pu a beaver-like amphibious rodent, bred for its fur [From a Native American language, kóypu]
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Noun1.coypucoypu - aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Myocastor coypus, nutria
gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
genus Myocastor, Myocastor - a genus of Capromyidae
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We ascend the lofty peaks of the Cordillera and we find an alpine species of bizcacha; we look to the waters, and we do not find the beaver or musk-rat, but the coypu and capybara, rodents of the American type.
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