coypu
noun
a large, South American, aquatic rodent, Myocastor (orMyopotamus ) coypus, yielding the fur nutria.
coypus
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pluralof coypu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The researchers collected incisors from rodents that live in different environments: beavers, coypus, squirrels, marmots, rats, voles and mice.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and tail-slapping beavers -- along with some other rodents -- have orange-brown front teeth.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Known formally as Myocastor coypus and commonly called the “menace of the marsh,” nutria are bad for ecosystems.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
The wild coypus in England are descendants of those first escapees.
From Time Magazine Archive
