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How to pronounce nutria in English?

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Synonyms coypu, myocastor coypus
Type of gnawer, rodent

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In the past decade or so, nutria have become less common, and so has the burning.
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The nutria population does seem to be under control, but not because of rodeos.
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Kratovil also said nutria help spread parasites and pathogens that cause diseases.
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Maybe I missed this somewhere, but how did that canal rat get the name nutria?
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With his partner Mike Woolsord, they have planted thousands of traps on nutria beds.
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In the 1940s, the state Conservation Department introduced the nutria into the Delta.
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They count the ducks, and catalog the fish, and fret about the gators and the nutria.
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Nutria sounds like it should either be the plural of nutrient or some sort of disease.
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Nutria, another large rodent, has been hunted or raised for food in the United States.
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  • Coypu: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
  • The coypu (Mapudungun koypu) or nutria (Myocastor coypus), is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae. ...
  • Another name for the coypu
  • The fur or skin of the coypu; also, the animal itself
  • Similar to beaver, it is often sheared for a sporty, more lightweight feel. Underfur is very soft and plush. A popular fur for linings and trims, it is frequently dyed in a variety of colors.
  • A big rat that comes out at night.