nutria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nutria
    n 1: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver;
         bred for its fur [syn: {coypu}, {nutria}, {Myocastor
         coypus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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]

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