Coypu

Origin

Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.

Full definition of coypu

Noun

1. 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.

Synonyms

• nutria (especially North America)