nutria
nutria noun: the coypu, Myocastor coypus.
Noun
nutria (countable and uncountable, plural nutrias)
- The coypu, Myocastor coypus.
- Nutria are native to South America and were successfully established in North America in the early 1930s as a new furbearing species.1986, Identifying and Managing Aquatic Rodents in Texas, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, page 13
- Furthermore, nutria engage in the outright destruction of muskrat lodges to create nesting habitat for themselves.2000, National Wetlands Newsletter, Volumes 22-23, Environmental Law Institute, page 8
- The fur of the coypu.
nutria meaning in Tamil
nutria in Tamil
- நூற்றியா
Forms of nutria
| plural | nutrias |
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Origin of nutria
From Spanish nutria (“otter”), from Latin lutra.
Words formed from nutria
Phrases with nutria
Questions about nutria
- What does nutria mean?
- Nutria means the coypu, Myocastor coypus.
- What is nutria in Tamil?
- Nutria in Tamil is நூற்றியா. See Nutria meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nutria?
- Nutria is a noun.
- What is the plural of nutria?
- The plural of nutria is nutrias.
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