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Coypu vs Muskrat - What's the difference?

coypu | muskrat |

As nouns the difference between coypu and muskrat

is that coypu is a large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere while muskrat is a large aquatic rodent; species: Ondatra zibethicus.

coypu

English

(wikipedia coypu) (Myocastor coypus)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus ) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

    • Synonyms

    * nutria (especially North America )

    muskrat

    English

    (wikipedia muskrat)

    Alternative forms

    * musk-rat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large aquatic rodent; .

    • Derived terms

    * muskrat trap * muskrat-weed

    Synonyms

    * musquash, musk shrew

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (Ondatra zibethicus) * (Ondatra zibethicus)