Nutria

3 definitions found

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

  Nutria \Nu"tri*a\, n. [Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra,
     lytra.]
     The fur of the coypu. See {Coypu}.
     [1913 Webster]

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]:

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