Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See coypu.
- n. The light brown fur of the coypu.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The coypou, Myopotamus coypus. See Myopotamus, and cut under coypou.
- n. The fur or pelt of the coypou, formerly much used like beaver. Sometimes, erroneously, neutria.
Wiktionary
- n. Another name for the coypu.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The fur of the coypu. See coypu.
WordNet 3.0
- n. aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Etymologies
- Variant of Spanish lutria ("otter"), from Latin lutra. (Wiktionary)
- Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *nutria, variant of Latin lutra; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The term "nutria" comes from a Spanish/Latin word meaning otter and refers to coypu fur.”
“So somebody had the even more brilliant idea of tossing in nutria to eat the hyacinths, only the nutria learned to prefer garbage and all those stale doughnuts.”
“I am surprised that anyone reading these posts knows what nutria is but now that you admit to your cajun background I understand.”
“Nurmi doesn't put much stock in the idea that wearing nutria translates to a clearer conscience.”
“Cree McCree has begun using the pelt of the Louisiana swamp rat, also known as the nutria, which is culled legally to protect marshland.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Or maybe you're convinced by the claims of the fashion designers using "ethical fur" sourced from an animal called the nutria - or, as it's more commonly known, the coypu or bayou water rat?”
The Guardian: What should I do with the fur coats I inherited from my mother?
“It's a massive 15-pound ratlike critter called the nutria, whose reproductive powers are almost as mighty as its gargantuan appetite.”
“Oh, and Bubba, don't try to serve me no river rat fancied up with the name nutria as your mystery meat!”
“America, a species of seal, or, as I have heard it described. a hybrid between the seal and the beaver, is called nutria - quite a distinct animal, however, from the Mexican nutria.”
“The nutria is a semi-aquatic rat from South America that grows to be 10 to 20 pounds and more than two feet long.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘nutria’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Animals with orange teeth
Mostly... rodentia... of course. Thinking of them in this way adds a comforting layer of abstraction.
nutria, beaver, rat, porcupine, shrew, muskrat, chinchilla, hamster, coypu, mouse, Golden Cowrie, Bengal tigers who... and 2 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
louche, educe, loam, cob, sclerotic, palliate, axial, syndicalist, ecumenical, sally, fatuous, parvenu and 1387 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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Animals With Nifty Names
hamster, gerbil, ferret, horse, skink, newt, shark, octopus, weasel, panda, giraffe, hyena and 129 more...
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Rodents
A list of types of rodent, focusing on those with unusual names.
cavy, chinchilla, rat, mouse, nutria, capybara, hyrax, viscacha, gerbil, gopher, beaver, jerboa and 17 more...
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home words
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