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Nutria vs Muskrat - What's the difference?

nutria | muskrat |

As nouns the difference between nutria and muskrat

is that nutria is the coypu, Myocastor coypus while muskrat is a large aquatic rodent; species: Ondatra zibethicus.

nutria

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, North America) The coypu, Myocastor coypus .

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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)