nutria

English - Turkish

Definition of nutria in English Turkish dictionary: Güney Amerika kunduzu; kunduz kürk; (isim) güney amerika kunduzu; bu kunduzun kürkü; kunduz

English - English

Definition of nutria in English English dictionary: Another name for the coypu; or coypu Semiaquatic South American rodent (Myocastor coypus) in the hutia family (Capromyidae). The nutria has small ears, a long, rounded, scaly tail, partially webbed hind feet, and broad orange incisors. It is about 40 in. (1 m) long, including the tail, and may weigh 18 lbs (8 kg). Its reddish brown fur consists of coarse guard hairs overlying a soft undercoat. The nutria lives in a shallow burrow along a pond or river and mainly eats aquatic plants. Because their fur is valuable, nutrias were introduced into North America and Europe, and in some places have become pests that damage crops and compete with other wildlife; The fur of the coypu; {i} aquatic rodent similar to the beaver which is bread for its fur, coypu; fur of the coypu; aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
nutria rats: plural form of nutria rat
nutrias: plural of nutria

nutria

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nu·tri·a

nutriı

/ˈno͞otrēə/ /ˈnuːtriːə/

() Variant of Spanish lutria (“otter”), from Latin lutra.

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