The difference between Coypu and Nutria

When used as nouns, coypu means 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, whereas nutria means the coypu, .


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  1. Coypu as a noun:

    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.

  1. Nutria as a noun (chiefly, North America):

    The coypu, .

  2. Nutria as a noun:

    The fur of the coypu.

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