'Nutria' definitions:

Definition of 'nutria'

(from WordNet)
noun
Aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur [syn: coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus]

Definition of 'Nutria'

From: GCIDE
  • Nutria \Nu"tri*a\, n. [Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra, lytra.] The fur of the coypu. See Coypu. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'nutria'

From: GCIDE
  • Coypu \Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A South American rodent (Myopotamus coypus), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also coypou.] [1913 Webster]