coypu

/ˈkɔɪ.pu/

KƆꞮ · pu (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

Etymology

From Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu.