coypu
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coypu
- /ˈkɔɪ.pu/
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From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.
noun coypus · coypu
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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.
We are walking south-west, down a gently increasing slope, with the old farm buildings of the tiny hamlet of Villemiers [in the department of Charente] visible on the other side of the valley a kilometre away. The Transon [a tributary of the river Charente] meanders in the bottom of the valley below
Similar: nutria
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noun Myocastor coypus
| Español | coipo, coipu |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뉴트리아 nyuteuria |
| 日本語 | ヌートリア nūtoria |
| 中文 | 海狸鼠 hǎilíshǔ |
| Português | ratão-do-banhado, ratão-d'água, nútria, caxingui |
| Français | ragondin |
| Deutsch | Biberratte, Nutria, Sumpfbiber, Schweifbiber, Schweifratte, Coypu |
| Italiano | nutria |
| Română | nutrie |
| Русский | ну́трия nútrija |
Talk about this word "coypu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coypu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coypu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coypu "coypu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coypu.
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@misc{coypu_2026,
title = {coypu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coypu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
