[ noun ] aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur <noun.animal>
Coypu \Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American rodent ({Myopotamus coypus}), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called {nutria}. [Written also {coypou}.]