coypu n aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur Usage(s) A few British restaurants serve coypu (whose taste resembles veal), thoroughly disguised as "Argentine hare. Another possibility is the coypu, or nutria, a South American aquatic rodent that has a voracious appetite for water plants. Synonym(s) nutria Myocastor coypus
News & Articles coypu Muskrat, coypu somewhat similar to beavers I thought I'd build off last week's column about beavers and discuss two more semi-aquartic rodents: the muskrat and the coypu. June 8, 2013 - Zanesville Times Recorder