Definition
A large semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) native to South America, resembling a beaver or muskrat, with a long round tail.
Etymology
From Spanish 'coipo' or Portuguese 'coipo', borrowed from Mapuche (a South American indigenous language). The word entered English in the 1800s as these animals became known to fur traders.
Kelly Says
Coypus were captured from South America and brought to fur farms around the world, but escaped populations now threaten entire wetland ecosystems in places like Britain, Canada, and Australia.
Translations
ARالعربية
نوتيريا
no-te-ri-ya
BNবাংলা
নটেরিয়া
no-te-ri-ya
CSČeština
nutrie
n-u-trie
DEDeutsch
Nutria
n-u-tri-a
ELΕλληνικά
κοίπου
ko-i-pou
ESEspañol
nutria
n-u-tri-a
FRFrançais
castor d'Amérique
kas-tor da-me-ri-ka
HIहिन्दी
नटेरिया
na-te-ri-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
nutria
n-u-tri-a
ITItaliano
nutria
n-u-tri-a
JA日本語
アメリカネズミ
a-me-ri-ka ne-zumi
KO한국어
아메리카 비버
a-me-ri-ka bi-beo
MSBahasa Melayu
coypu
ko-i-pu
NLNederlands
coypu
ko-i-pu
PLPolski
nutria
n-u-tri-a
PTPortuguês
nutria
n-u-tri-a
RORomână
nutria
n-u-tri-a
RUРусский
нутрия
n-u-tri-ya
SWKiswahili
coypu
ko-i-pu
TAதமிழ்
நுட்ரியா
nu-tri-ya
TEతెలుగు
నూట్రియా
noo-tri-ya
TRTürkçe
nutria
n-u-tri-a
UKУкраїнська
нутрія
nut-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
nutria
n-u-tri-a
ZH中文
南美水鼠
nán měi shuǐ shǔ