Myocastor

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proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Myocastoridae — the coypu, river rat or nutria.

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Two species introduced from American are quite common: nutria (Myocastor coypus) and raccoon (Procyon lotor).

Caspian lowland desert 2008
Introduced animal species including nutria (Myocastor coypus), stone moroko fish (Pseudorasbora parva), and wels catfish (Siluris glanis) are having negative impacts.

Po Basin mixed forests 2008
Food habits of Myocastor coypus (Molina) in Chile.

Chapter 11 1991
Evaluacion nutritive de cuatro dietas mono especificas en la alimentacion del coipo (Myocastor coypus Molina 1782).

Chapter 11 1991
The coypu '(Myocastor coypus) is an aquatic rodent native to South America.

15 Agouti 1991
-- Side view of the skull of a typical "rodent" mammal, the Coypu rat (_Myocastor coypus_) from South America. _inc.

More Science From an Easy Chair 1888
The nutria (Myocastor coypus) - a large, rat-like rodent native to South America - served as a source of food in Japan during the lean war years.

Pink Tentacle 2010
Myocastor coypus, is a large semi-aquatic rodent that originated from South America.

ENS 2010
Myocastor coypus, is a large semi-aquatic rodent that originated from South America.

ENS 2010