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Noun: nutria  n(y)oo-tree-u
  1. Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
    - coypu, Myocastor coypus

Derived forms: nutrias

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: genus Myocastor, Myocastor

Encyclopedia: Nutria