coypu

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coypu englannista suomeksi

1. rämemajava

0. Substantiivi

1. nutria

coypu englanniksi

1. (senseid) A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent ((taxfmt)) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to America and introduced to Europe, Asia and America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

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2. (quote-book ) visible on the other side of the valley a kilometre away. The Transon (q-g) meanders in the bottom of the valley below, a lazy trickle of a stream with small muddy pools at intervals, home to numerous coypu, a South American rodent that escaped from fur-farms long ago and has found a from home|home-from-home in the many rivers and lakes of the Charente. They are semi-aquatic, resembling beavers in all but their long, rat-like tails. They can be something of a nuisance, as they are great burrowers, creating huge holes in the banks just on the waterline, which does little harm in a stream, but can be disastrous in a man-made lake, since their burrows can puncture the dam.