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nu⋅tri⋅a

  [noo-tree-uh, nyoo-]
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–noun
1. the coypu.
2. the fur of the coypu, resembling beaver, used for making coats, hats, suit trimmings, etc.
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; < Sp: otter, var. of lutria < ML, for L lutra
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coy·pu   (koi'pōō)   
n.   pl. coy·pus
A large aquatic South American rodent (Myocastor coypus) having webbed feet and a long tail. Also called nutria.

[American Spanish coipú, from Araucanian kóypu.]
nu·tri·a   (nōō'trē-ə, nyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. See coypu.

  2. The light brown fur of the coypu.


[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *nutria, variant of Latin lutra; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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