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Nutria

🔄 Synonyms of "Nutria"

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Word	Definition
coypunoun	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.
myocastor coypusnoun	aquatic south american rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nutria"

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Word	Definition
coypunoun	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.
myocastor coypusnoun	aquatic south american rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
nutria ratnoun	(Canada, US) Alternative form of nutria. [(chiefly Canada, US) The coypu, Myocastor coypus.]
myocastoridnoun	(zoology) Any rodent in the family Myocastoridae; a nutria or coypu.
coypounoun	Archaic form of coypu. [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.]
ondatranoun	(chiefly US, Canada) The muskrat.
loup-cerviernoun	(archaic) The Canada lynx.
river hognoun	(obsolete) capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
procyoninenoun	Any member of the Procyonidae; raccoon.
coatinoun	Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
cougarnoun	A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
catamountnoun	(US) A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
coyotonoun	Dated form of coyote. [(zoology) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.]
polypusnoun	(medicine) A polyp.
white-nosed coatinoun	A common species of coati (Nasua narica), native to many wooded areas of the Americas.
water hognoun	The capybara.
northern raccoonnoun	A mammal of the species Procyon lotor, native to North America.
procyonidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.
conynoun	A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
water pignoun	The capybara.