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coypu Definition


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coypu
noun coypus, coypu
    1. A large rat-like aquatic rodent, native to S America and introduced elsewhere as a result of escape from captivity, which has a broad blunt muzzle and webbed hind feet.
    2. The soft fur of this animal. Also called nutria.
Etymology: 18c: from a native S American language.



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