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coypu

coy·pu
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koi-poo]
    • /ˈkɔɪ pu/
    • /ˈkɔɪ.puː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koi-poo]
    • /ˈkɔɪ pu/

Definitions of coypu word

  • countable noun coypu A coypu is a large South American rodent which lives near water. 3
  • noun coypu an aquatic South American hystricomorph rodent, Myocastor coypus, introduced into Europe: family Capromyidae. It resembles a small beaver with a ratlike tail and is bred in captivity for its soft grey underfur 3
  • noun coypu the fur of this animal 3
  • noun coypu nutria 3
  • noun plural coypu a large, South American, aquatic rodent, Myocastor (or Myopotamus) coypus, yielding the fur nutria. 1
  • noun 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. 1

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Origin of coypu

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < American Spanish coipú < Araucanian coipu

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Parts of speech for Coypu

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coypu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

coypu usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with coypu

  • what do coypu eat?
  • what is a coypu?
  • what is coypu?

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