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Definition of Myopotamus coypus

Myopotamus coypus
Coypu Coy"pu (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.]

Meaning of Myopotamus coypus from wikipedia

- The nutria (/ˈnjuːtriə/) or coypu (/ˈkɔɪpuː/) (Myocastor coypus) is a herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent from South America. classified for a long time as...
- Myocastor is a genus of rodent that contains the living nutria (or coypu), as well as several fossil species. Due to similar cranial morphology, the nutria...