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COYPU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Synonyms:
coypu; Myocastor coypus; nutria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coypu" is a kind of...):
gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
Holonyms ("coypu" is a member of...):
genus Myocastor; Myocastor (a genus of Capromyidae)