"nutria" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nutrias [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish nutria (“otter”), from Latin lutra. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|nutria||otter}} Spanish nutria (“otter”), {{der|en|la|lutra}} Latin lutra Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nutria (countable and uncountable, plural nutrias)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) The coypu, Myocastor coypus. Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caviomorphs
    Sense id: en-nutria-en-noun-6dK7R83f Disambiguation of Caviomorphs: 63 37 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. The fur of the coypu. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nutria-en-noun-rYCVwai3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nutria rat

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