The term "nutria" comes from a Spanish/Latin word meaning otter and refers to coypu fur. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
Nurmi doesn't put much stock in the idea that wearing nutria translates to a clearer conscience. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
I am surprised that anyone reading these posts knows what nutria is but now that you admit to your cajun background I understand. From Wordnik.com. [Caracol - Did I just eat snails?] Reference
Cree McCree has begun using the pelt of the Louisiana swamp rat, also known as the nutria, which is culled legally to protect marshland. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Oh, and Bubba, don't try to serve me no river rat fancied up with the name nutria as your mystery meat!. From Wordnik.com. [Caracol - Did I just eat snails?] Reference
The nutria is a semi-aquatic rat from South America that grows to be 10 to 20 pounds and more than two feet long. From Wordnik.com. [the latest from teenvogue.com] Reference
It's a massive 15-pound ratlike critter called the nutria, whose reproductive powers are almost as mighty as its gargantuan appetite. From Wordnik.com. [The Rat That Ate Louisiana] Reference
The soft dense underfur (the commercially valuable pelt called "nutria") is about 2 cm long on the belly, and. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
The nutria-skinning, women's division first place. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2005] Reference
The nutria/surimi comment was one of my lame jokes. From Wordnik.com. [Caracol - Did I just eat snails?] Reference
From the coastal wetlands, nutria: 20-pound rodents. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2001] Reference
You can make an entire Thanksgiving out of a nutria. From Wordnik.com. [The evening swim.] Reference
Beavers can be managed, but nutria are out of control. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » John McCain Pretends Not to Understand What Beaver Management Is] Reference
I have not seen a nutria in this area in past 15 years. From Wordnik.com. [The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question.] Reference
The nutria deal is definitely not an "only in Portland.". From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Friday Fun-Tastic Burrito of Questions!] Reference
It didn't phase the nutria rats in the canals, did it? nt. From Wordnik.com. [Do We Restrict Peanuts Because 100 People a Year Die from Allergy? - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference
Does anybody actually buy fur coats made of nutria skins?. From Wordnik.com. [Caracol - Did I just eat snails?] Reference
Carol herself stirred Main Street by a loose coat of nutria. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
But nutria cluster only in cold weather, and winter is almost over. From Wordnik.com. [The Rat That Ate Louisiana] Reference
Never tried nutria, but some Cajuns eat them and say they are good. From Wordnik.com. [The Invasive Species Cookbook?] Reference
The name is a combination of nutria (Sp., otter) and oso (Sp., bear). From Wordnik.com. [Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert] Reference
But I have to ask, has anyone ever actually tried Asian carp or nutria?. From Wordnik.com. [Uncategorized Blog Posts] Reference
Carol typeth "Does anybody actually buy fur coats made of nutria skins?". From Wordnik.com. [Caracol - Did I just eat snails?] Reference
Van Niekerk said the assailants were in camouflage and nutria field dress. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Perhaps the world's first nutria drive, culminated by a New Orleans cook-off. From Wordnik.com. [The Rat That Ate Louisiana] Reference
Web-footed wombats competed for living space with families of pink-nosed nutria. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Thinking Kingdoms]
They have not regrown because we also imported by accident a critter called a nutria. From Wordnik.com. [Should New Orleans be rebuilt? « BuzzMachine] Reference
The chef who tried to get us to eat the nutria turns his attention to the invasive carp. From Wordnik.com. [Uncategorized Blog Posts] Reference
But this would have to be a very small nutria about a mile from the nearest body of water. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 135] Reference
"We could be up to the rump in alligators and still not be able to control all the nutria.". From Wordnik.com. [The Rat That Ate Louisiana] Reference
Coincidentally, In the days of rabbits, quail, and pheasant we also had a multitude of nutria. From Wordnik.com. [The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question.] Reference
Several years ago my son in law garnered a great nutria recipe and tried it out on the family. From Wordnik.com. [The Invasive Species Cookbook?] Reference
We were skeptical but, then, folks in the U.S. south eat nutria, squirrel and possom so why not?. From Wordnik.com. [On Outlaws and Scorpions] Reference
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