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coy·pu

 (koi′po͞o)
n. pl. coypu, or coy·pus
See nutria.
[American Spanish coipo, coipú, from Mapuche koypu.]
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coypu

(ˈkɔɪpuː)
n, pl -pus or -pu
1. (Animals) an aquatic South American hystricomorph rodent, Myocastor coypus, introduced into Europe: family Capromyidae. It resembles a small beaver with a ratlike tail and is bred in captivity for its soft grey underfur
2. (Textiles) the fur of this animal
Also called: nutria
[C18: from American Spanish coipú, from Araucanian kóypu]
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nu•tri•a

(ˈnu tri ə, ˈnyu-)

n.
1. Also called coypu. a large South American aquatic rodent, Myocastor (or Myopotamus) coypus.
2. the fur of this animal, used for garments.
[1830–40, Amer.; < American Spanish; Sp: otter, alter. of lutria < Medieval Latin, for Latin lutra]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.coypu - aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beavercoypu - 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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Translations

coypu

[ˈkɔɪpuː] N (coypus or coypu (pl)) → coipo m
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coypu

[ˈkɔɪpuː] n → ragondin m
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coypu

n → Sumpfbiber m
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coypu

[ˈkɔɪpuː] n (coypu or coypus (pl)) (Zool) → nutria, castorino
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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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The Myopotamus Coypus (like a beaver, but with a round tail) is well known from its fine fur, which is an object of trade throughout the tributaries of La Plata.
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A study was also carried out with coypu (Myocastor coypus) fetuses that showed that 60 day-old fetuses are the same as the equivalent human fetus (Felipe et al).
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Sightings of coypu -- a semi-aquatic creature with orange teeth, webbed feet, a long tail and looking like a cross between a beaver, an otter and a very large rat -- native to wetlands of Central and South America, have become frequent near Irish rivers.
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The Coypu has bright orange teeth, cylindrical tail, webbed back feet and measures about a metre long - and was spotted making its way along Dublin's Royal Canal.
RAT THE HELL IS THAT? Huge rodent the size of a dog on loose in Dublin
Sharing the territory of such incredible wildlife - not only Bewick's swans but Arctic fox, white-tailed sea eagles, black-throated divers, hen harriers, tundra bean geese and coypu to name just a few - was an amazing experience I'll not forget."
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What is a Coypu? SOLUTIONS Explosives; 8 Port; Peter St 7 tore.
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A Leicestershire B Somerset C Hampshire D Lancashire QUESTION 8 - for 8 points: What name is given to the fur of the coypu? A Coney B Nutria C Angora D Musquash QUESTION 9 - for 9 points: Which of the following is haliotis?
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Because HEV strains in rats have been recently described (8), we questioned the capacity of coypu to act as an HEV reservoir.
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COYPU THIS large, South American rodent began breeding in East Anglia in the 1960s following escapes from fur farms.
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Our rep Jamie tells us there's a pleasant circular walk around the parc, and as we stroll around, we see deer and, in the river that runs through the site, coypu - a cross between a water rat and a beaver.
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2001: Role of the coypu (Myocastor coypus) in the epidemiology of leptospirosis in domestic animals and humans in France.--European Journal of Epidemiology 17: 111-121.
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