Nutria Definition

no͝otrē-ə, nyo͝o-
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noun
The only member (Myocastor coypus) of a family (Myocastoridae) of South American water-dwelling rodents with webbed feet and a long, almost hairless tail; coypu.
Webster's New World
Its short-haired, soft, brown fur, often dyed to look like beaver.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Myocastor coypus
  • coypu

Other Word Forms of Nutria

Noun

Singular:
nutria
Plural:
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Origin of Nutria

  • American Spanish otter, coypu from Spanish otter from Old Spanish from Latin lutra (probably influenced by Greek enudris otter) wed-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Variant of Spanish lutria (“otter"), from Latin lutra.

    From Wiktionary

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