Coypu

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coypu \Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     A South American rodent ({Myopotamus coypus}), allied to the
     beaver. It produces a valuable fur called {nutria}. [Written
     also {coypou}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coypu
       n : aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver;
           bred for its fur [syn: {nutria}, {Myocastor coypus}]