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nutria Meaning & Definition

What Does Nutria Mean?

As a noun, nutria means The coypu, Myocastor coypus. It is also used to mean The fur of the coypu.

Nutria at a Glance

Part of speechnoun
Synonymscoypu and myocastor coypus
Pluralnutrias

Nutria Definition (Noun)

  1. The coypu, Myocastor coypus.
  2. The fur of the coypu.

Synonyms of Nutria

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Word Forms & Grammar

nutria (countable and uncountable, plural nutrias)

Origin of Nutria

From Spanish nutria (“otter”), from Latin lutra.

Quick Answers About Nutria

What part of speech is nutria?

Nutria is a noun.

What is another word for nutria?

You can replace nutria with words such as coypu and myocastor coypus. See the full list of nutria synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of nutria?

The plural of nutria is nutrias.

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