nutria
nutria
Definition
☆ nu·tria (no̵̅o̅′trē ə, nyo̵̅o̅′-)
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
- its short-haired, soft, brown fur, often dyed to look like beaver
Etymology: Sp < L lutra, otter, altered (with l- after lutum, mire) < IE *udros, water animal: see otter
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